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1. Pentagon M Mask Hexagon N Not Apply Septagon Octagon lt IN JD a e Butterfly Horizontal Line Line Arrow Characters Numbers OIZ N S m N Graphic Combinati on 0 Object Solution Standards Page 74 18 4 A Process of Continuous Improvement Maintaining and building upon the NAME match list s is critical to any conversion process This is detailed work that does require decision making It also often cannot be automated as a person with knowledge is required to interpret the meanings and intent on both sides of the conversion Do these two different symbols mean the same thing The goal of Symbol Set is in part to simplify this translation problem by creating a common ground and basis a benchmark not connected to where you are now but to a larger world The other part is to produce a replicatable process for product users to implement the benchmark effectively in the real world 19 What s New Summaries Detailed records of changes made in each Release cycle of the Production Solution products are available on cadpilot com See the Solutions gt gt Release 6 page for those details Release 5 details are also available on that page MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc
2. eesesesesesesesesesesersrererererereeere 59 9 1 5 Take what you Name in Civil 3D 10 25 COPPIAOMS ecccscitccacccsdcdasteccacesevceessesesasssavaceeaceeess 60 seriously 21 10 26 INTEFSECTIONS scccsiscceecessecceseseeeaesatersesnadevesseci 60 9 1 6 Always use the Description box 22 10 27 Assemblies 0 0 eeeeeeeeeeceeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeenees 61 9 2 Style Naming Conventions cccccccecseeeees 22 10 28 Subassemblies ccecceceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 61 9 2 1 Naming Convention Goals 22 10 29 Quantity Takeoffs eee eeeeseeneeeeeeeeeenees 62 9 2 2 The Need for Style Ownership 22 10 30 SUIVCY sesscsicnsssiceciessesstesseisessssnesacsstnepsasesnessascies 62 9 2 3 Own the Sets 22 10 31 View Frame Group ccccceeeeeeseeeseeeeeeees 63 9 2 4 Own the Grading Criteria Tools 22 10 32 View FraMeS cccceeeeeesesesesseeseeeseeseeeeeeeees 63 9 2 5 Obey the Rules 22 10 33 Match Line Features sesser 63 9 3 Label Styles are a Challenge ccscscseseeee 22 10 34 Building Sites eee ecesecseeeecsecsteeeesseesenees 63 9 3 1 Label Style Defaults LSD 23 11 Object Defaults 64 9 3 2 Parent and Child Styles 23 12 Tool Palette s 64 9 3 3 Label Styles have built in Geometry 23 12 1 Assemblies spsciaxecsachateecnnledataceianataseiees 64 9 4 The Label Set POWED sssssssssssessesnsessssseesees 23 12 2 Material Styles cc ccesssesssesssesssessstesseeesteeseeenes 64 9 4 1 Label Set Caveats 23 12 3 Draw
3. A selection of Section View Styles are provided and are constructed in a reasonably consistent fashion All the styles are reasonably documented for key properties in the Description of the style However the various textsize and location details are not documented There are a lot of details that you need to be careful to make the same or complimentary to produce consistent Section View Styles a Title annotation is typically ON for Out types and typically sized and located with the same common specifics b Top and Bottom Axis Titles include Offset data by default c Left and Right Axis Titles include Elevation Range data by default d Additional Geometry Grids are ON by default in most Styles Section View Label Styles Used to label individual locations within and relative to the Section View Used to label specific locations in the Section View with the General Civil 3D Labeling tool and may include optional Markers Therefore the styles below do not include built in symbol blocks These labels create label values ONLY based on the Section View Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Section View Label Type Code gt lt Anchor Code gt lt space gt lt Contents gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used The Section View Label Type Codes are listed with the Section Label Styles below Anchor Codes All Profile View Labels are attached to the Anchor a Label is att
4. Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies Primary and Secondary 2 12 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight _16 35 Collector 35 Collector Imperial STB_US Primary Use 24 Offset for default width Secondary Use 24 Offset for default width Used for typical suburban collector to collector Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary and Secondary 2 12 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A amp median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight _16 35 Rural 35 Rural Imperial STB_US Primary Use 24 Offset for default width Secondary Use 24 Offset for default width Used for rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders Employs Shoulder Fillets without Daylight Change Shoulder Targets to Width after Intersection Creation Primary and Secondary 2 24 travel lanes with 8 Extended Shoulder and no daylight _16 35 Rural AOR 35 Rural AOR Imperial STB_US Primary Use 24 Offset for default width Secondary Use 24 Offset for default width Used for rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders Employs Shoulder Fillets without Daylight Change Shoulder Targets to Width after Intersection Creation Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies Primary and Secondary 2 24 travel lanes Shoulder and no daylight Solution Standards Page 70 MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 200
5. MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 34 10 5 Parcels al Parcel User Defined Property Classifications Parcel Styles Label Styles Hy Area amp Line Curve Table Styles amp Line Curve G Segment Area Commands Parcel Styles Used to display and control parcel models and their included linear geometry Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Parcel Type Name gt or lt Contents gt lt Details gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical descriptive land division Type Names are used Construction QA Styles employ Color Number and Hatch Angle naming convention Parcel Style names are used in the default Parcel Name Template Linear objects to NCS C or V PROP LINE or CURV layers Area hatch to NCS PATT layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Area hatches are typically not displayed except in Construction QA styles Parcel Label Styles Used to Label Parcel geometry 3 Types of Parcel Labels Styles Parcel Area Label Styles Used to label resolved areas within the Site Parcel topology Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt lt Details gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Symbol Only and Symbols with Parcel numbers are supplied in addition to typical annotative Parcel info
6. Section Labeling C VIEW SCTN LABL Section View C VIEW SCTN Section View Labeling C VIEW SCTN LABL Section View Quantity Takeoff Table C VIEW SCTN LABL Sheet C VIEW SCTN SHET Structure C UTIL STRC Structure Labeling C UTIL STRC LABL Subassembly C VIEW SCTN Superelevation View C VIEW SUPR LABL Surface Legend Table C TOPO TABL Survey Figure V BRKL Survey Figure Labeling V SURV LABL Survey Figure Segment Label V SURV LABL Survey Network V CTRL Tin Surface C TOPO Tin Surface Labeling C TOPO LABL View Frame C NPLT View Frame Labeling C NPLT 8 2 Survey Templates The following default object layers are used in Survey templates e Note that Profile and roadway object layers use design layer for the sake of simplicity e The Survey layer state does not screen C ROAD and C ROAD PROF layers back MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc A reduced number of layers is used for existing conditions Specifics may vary by product Object Layer Alignment V ALGN Alignment Labeling V ALGN LABL Alignment Table V ALGN LABL Appurtenance V UTIL STRC Appurtenance Labeling V UTIL STRC LABL Assembly C VIEW SCTN Building Site A BLDG Cant View C VIEW PROF Catchment C HYDR CTCH Catchment Labeling C HYDR CTCH LABL Corridor C ALGN CORR Corridor Section C VIEW SCTN Feature Li
7. www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Newer version of Civil 3D include Import and Purge utilities These are found in the Manage Ribbon The Import Style utility currently does not support Description Key Set imports Be careful not to Purge Standard styles as these are required for most Civil 3D Features in the object model Solution Standards Page 13 1 3 2 1 You must manage changes in the template s you employ Do not change templates used in production too frequently We recommend that you only deploy changes ona quarterly or on a new project basis Consistency should rule over immediacy Employ a formal Change Management process Plan Do Check Act loop to the modification of the template s Plan write up why and what you plan to change Do make the change and document How you did it Check use live data to make sure the change performs as you expect Act assess fix and correct the documentation Repeat until done Employ a naming convention to all styles Style naming is even more important than layer naming conventions and issues you are familiar with in AutoCAD Land Desktop or other previous third party applications The product ships with a reasonable consistent and usable Style naming convention in place Document styles in the Description property of the style What is the style used for Why is it different For label styles we recommend more detail so users do not
8. Arial The use of this font conforms to the NCS 4 0 5 0 recommendations In prior versions of all platform products this textstyle was named arial You can update drawings employing older standards by using the AutoCAD RENAME command or Style command to rename arial to Proposed A complimentary textstyle named Existing is also based on Arial with a default 11 oblique angle to also conform to the NCS 4 0 5 0 recommendations In prior releases this textstyle was called oarial and it employed an 11 obligue property o The Proposed and Existing named textstyles are used by default in all Feature related Label Styles o Table styles previously employed a verdana but now conform to platform these currect platform standards 4 1 2 Referenced Textstyles o The default Symbol Set employs blocks that include ONLY references to these included textstyles o There may be a few block referenced nested textstyles contained in some product template s o Be careful not to inadvertently introduce new unwanted textstyles into your production templates via block references 4 1 3 Modified Historic Textstyles The commonly used historic textstyles employed in Autodesk supplied block libraries are not included in templates but are supplied in a separate resource file o Allthe supplied historic textstyles have been modified to employ the default Arial Windows True Type font for consis
9. Fitting Labeling C UTIL STRC LABL General Note Label C ANNO LABL General Segment Label C PROP LABL Grading C TOPO Grading Labeling C TOPO LABL Grid Surface C TINN GRID Grid Surface Labeling C TOPO LABL Interference C UTIL STRC LABL Intersection C ALGN INTS Intersection Labeling C ALGN LABL Mass Haul Line C VIEW MASS LINE Mass Haul View C VIEW MASS Match Line C ANNO MTCH Match Line Labeling C ANNO MTCH LABL Material Section C VIEW SCTN PATT Material Table C VIEW SCTN LABL Parcel C PROP Parcel Labeling C PROP LABL Parcel Segment C PROP LINE Parcel Segment Labeling C PROP LINE LABL Parcel Table C PROP TABL Pipe C UTIL Pipe Labeling C UTIL LABL MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Pipe and Structure Table C UTIL LABL Pipe Network Section C VIEW SCTN LINE Pipe or Structure Profile C VIEW PROF LINE Point Table C NODE LABL Pressure Network Section C VIEW SCTN UTIL Pressure Part Profile C VIEW PROF LINE Pressure Part Table C UTIL LABL Pressure Pipe C UTIL STRC Pressure Pipe Labeling C UTIL STRC LABL Profile C VIEW PROF LINE Profile Labeling C VIEW PROF LABL Profile View C VIEW PROF Profile View Labeling C VIEW PROF LABL Sample Line C ALGN SAMP Sample Line Labeling C ALGN SAMP LABL Section C VIEW SCTN LINE
10. LIM TY P OS ieina ierni netaan iinit 9 2 6 1 Load and Assign Linetypes 2 6 2 Linetype Naming Convention 2 6 3 NCS 4 0 5 0 Linetype Resources 9 PIOtstyles cccccccsscceesssceceesececssseeeeessseeeeeeaes 10 2 7 1 Layer Standards Spreadsheet 10 Style Based Plotting STB cccssseccesseeees 10 2 8 1 Reasons to use STB 10 Hatches and Fills cccssesssecesceeseeecstreesneees 10 2 9 1 Load and Assign Hatches 11 Fonts and Textstyles cccccscecesseesseecsteeeeeeeees 11 Solution Standards Page 2 2 11 2 10 1 Default Proposed and Existing Textstyles 11 2 10 2 Load and or Edit Textstyles 11 BIOGKS ve snceacstvgeseosttnrs ticeps E EEE 11 2 11 1 Model Templates 11 2 11 2 Symbols and Blocks 12 2 11 3 Symbol Sets 12 2 11 4 Block Naming Convention 12 2 11 5 Sheet and Layout Template Blocks 12 Hierarchy Customization and Maintenance 13 3 1 Civil 3D Style and Setting Hierarchy 13 3 1 1 Hierarchy in Civil 3D 13 3 1 2 Label Style Defaults LSD 13 3 1 3 Parent and Child Label Styles 13 3 2 A Template is the Top Level of the Hierarchy 13 3 2 1 You must manage changes in the template s you employ 14 3 3 The Simple Style Rules cccsscesseeesseeeeeees 14 3 4 The Hierarchy Rul s cscccsccsscesseessseeeseees 14 3 5 Multiple Model Templates cc ccccsseees 15 3 5 1 The Basic Templates 15 3 5 2 Complementary Layer State files 15 3 5 3 Make a Backup Copy of All t
11. o Specific Production Solution products may include specific and or additional ACAD linetype resource files 2 6 1 Load and Assign Linetypes You will need to Load and Assign to Layers your own specific Linetypes according to your preferences We recommend doing this in templates used for publishing and not in model templates except as necessary o The Platform product includes NCS compliant linetype and NCS compliant shape files shx MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc o These resources files may be found in the common resources folder in a Linetypes folder This folder may not exist in Trial downloads o The linetype resource files if employed should be made available in each user s typical AutoCAD Profile Support path o Specific Production Solution products may include specific and or additional Layer State files that may be employed to Set Layer Linetype Properties 2 6 2 Linetype Naming Convention The default ACAD linetypes are NOT renamed and the supplied resource file includes the common acad lin typetypes unchanged to allow for backward compatibility For other linetypes Platform products employ an NCS like linetype naming convention The intent is to make Linetype assignment By Layer or Civil 3D Feature Display tab properties a simpler using a by Name match methodology o Common NCS Major Group codes are employed in the naming convention o The platform s modifi
12. 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 10 29 Quantity Takeoffs Bg Quantity Takeoff Quantity Takeoff Criteria amp Table Styles Total Volume Material _ Commands Quantity Takeoff Criteria Establishes what Shape areas are used to calculate areas and volumes Quantity Take Criteria can be automatically generated from any Sample Line Group based on the data sources sampled within the Group QTC can be constructed manually by adding and renaming either Surface or Shape criteria Naming Rule lt Purpose gt lt Contents gt Quantity Takeoff Table Styles Used to publish volume output from the Quantity Takeoff Criteria in tabular form QTC tables can be added and placed anywhere in a drawing Tables are sent to NCS Design ANNO table layers Naming Rule lt Contents gt Two types of tables Styles are available Total Volume Tables from Surface data takeoffs Material Tables from Shape data takeoffs 10 30 Survey Wr Survey Networks Network Styles Figures amp Figure Styles Label Styles Figure Line Curve Survey Network Styles Used to display various components of a Survey network The Survey Feature has no Label Styles because labeling is typically done with Point and Point Label Styles Typical various components are Color forced to aid in network visual assessment Components are generally sent to a NCS compliant V layers based on the Network Contents Naming Rule lt Opt
13. Profile Features supply the vertical control for other Features Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Profile Purpose Name gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical descriptive profile purpose names are used Linear objects to various NCS C or V ROAD PROF layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all components Annotative Profile Styles A variety of Profile Styles are supplied that employ NCS like naming conventions for Utilities Profile Design Checks Design Check Sets Used to collect combinations of Line and Curve Design Check Rules Supplied are basic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Details gt Line Line Design Check Rules Curve Solution Standards Page 39 Curve Design Check Rules Profile Label Sets Used to collect multiple Profile Feature labels and often used label property values together by name Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt optional Purpose gt lt space gt lt Contents gt lt Details gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa NEW NOPLOT and NOLABEL prefix conventions may be used NOLABELS Set in supplied to speed label removal Special example Label Sets may employ names outside the convention Profile Group Label and Profile Views Multiple different versions of Profile Group labels may be employed to label a single Profile to deal wi
14. These Sets can be used as the basis to create multiple eccentric Intersections where more multiple secondary alignments meet the primary in close proximity to one another Manual corridor region edits will be required MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc All the drawings and subassemblies have been upgraded to employ Civil 3D 2016 versions of the subassemblies Basic Sidewalks subassemblies in all Assemblies have been upgraded to Urban Sidewalks and now employ 2 default slopes Typical Curb Fillets employ a full width Sidewalk at Curb Returns Assembly Sets include Support for AOR Axis of Rotation lane subassemblies Rural and Rural AOR Assembly Sets with Shoulder Fillets Driveway Assembly Sets for alley and parking entrance intersections Assembly Set Name Description _16 25 Local 15 Drive Imperial STB_US Primary Use 10 Offset for default width Secondary Use 8 Offset for default width Used for small rural and suburban Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary 2 10 travel lanes with no parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight Secondary 2 8 travel lanes with 8 pavement section and lighter curbs A 5 sidewalk 7 to Multilntercept daylight _16 25 Local 25 Local Imperial STB_US Primary Use 10 Offset for default width Secondary Use 10 Offset for default width Used for small rural
15. Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Linear objects to NCS C ANNO layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Match Line Label Styles Used to label Match Lines Naming Rule lt Side gt lt Contents gt All the Match Line labels styles use this above naming convention Match Line Left Label Styles Used to produce Left side Match Line labels Match Line Right Label Styles Used to produce Right side Match Line labels 10 34 Building Sites 3 Building Site Building Site Styles H Commands Building Site Styles Used to display ADSK file imports Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Linear objects to NCS C BLDG layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Solution Standards Page 63 MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 11 Object Defaults Feature and Command Settings are purposefully NOT set in the supplied templates This does NOT mean that these choices are not important Feature and Command Setting should be set up in your production versions of the templates Many of these choices are Style centric and make removal of a referenced Style used in Feature and Commands Settings problematic You need to choose which of the various Styles you will employ most frequently firs
16. general grading tasks A mix of Locked and Unlocked tools Roads and Parking A mix of typical Grading Criteria used to create roadway and parking lots features All Unlocked Walls A mix of typical Grading Criteria used to create retaining wall related features All Unlocked MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 10 7 Alignments 23 Alignment Alignment Styles Design Checks Design Check Sets l amp Line amp Curve amp Spiral gt Tangent Intersection Label Styles H Label Sets amp Station mn Goliad Major Station Minor Station Geometry Point Profile Geometry Point Station Equation Design Speed Superelevation Critical Points Cant Critical Points Station Offset l amp Line Gy Curve amp Spiral Tangent Intersection Point of Intersection amp Table Styles Line Curve l amp Spiral H Segment Commands VURPEERER F E Alignment Styles Used to display alignment geometry Alignments supply the horizontal control for other Features Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Alignment Purpose Name gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical descriptive alignment purpose names are used Linear objects to various NCS C or V ROAD and or RAIL layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Annotati
17. representations only in Profile and Section reps e 2012 Marker Link and Shape Label Styles may employ parameter based Expressions and use scales percentages of common expression to arrange these labels in Section Views for Assembly annotation e Care should be taken to include the base Label Style that includes the parameter Expressions in all copies of Label Styles These styles are clearly marked as ALWAYS IMPORT Multipurpose Styles Label Styles Marker Styles Marker Used by Labels Alignments Used to Label Markers in Profiles Feature Lines Survey Assemblies Subassemblies features Survey Figures and for Assemblies Subassemblies individually placed Labels Link Styles Link Used in Used to Label Links in Assemblies Subassemblies and Assemblies Subassemblies and Corridors Corridors Shape Styles Shape Used in Used to Label Shapes in Assemblies Subassemblies and Assemblies Subassemblies Corridors Note Code Set Styles Used for Labels Used by Corridors in conjunction Line amp Curve with all the other parts of a Used for Labels of Civil 3D Corridor Features and general CAD Feature Line Styles primitive line work Used by Grading Corridor 2010 may be employed to label collections and in Survey Parcel segments Slope Pattern Styles Used by Grading and Corridor collections Projection Styles Used to project AutoCAD objects to Civil 3D Profile and Section Views MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15
18. therefore layer and other display properties are determined elsewhere Both Fixed Lengths and Schemed patterns may be generated All Styles employ 2 Components Schemes may employ any of three different methods to generate the pattern displayed see the Civil 3D help file Naming Rule lt Optional Prefix gt lt PatternType gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used a Slope Pattern Styles used in Corridors are connected by manually selecting two displayed Feature Lines b Slope Pattern Styles used in Gradings are a Grading property and selected during creation or in the Grading Property box Projection Styles Used to graphically project AutoCAD objects to Profiles and Sections Naming Rule lt Optional Prefix gt lt Type gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Solution Standards Page 30 Note Label Styles Typical example Notes These styles contain text that can be manually edited on the fly by editing the Style However typical notes used frequently in your plan set should be given Note Label Style names and included in your template or in a specialized template for storage maintenance and production use Naming Rule lt Optional Condition gt lt Note Purpose gt Typical Ex Pr INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Styles use C or V ANNO LABL layers Line amp Curve Label Styles Used to manually label Aut
19. 35 Collector Part Section DR STB_US 35 Collector Tru Section STB_US 35 Rural AOR Full Section STB_US Used for rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders 35 Rural AOR Half Section DL STB_US Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies 35 Rural AOR Half Section DR STB_US 2 24 travel lanes with 8 Extended Shoulder and no daylight 35 Rural AOR Part Section DL STB_US 35 Rural AOR Part Section DR STB_US 35 Rural AOR Tru Section STB_US Curb Fillets D STB_US Curb with only Multilntercept daylight Curb Fillets M S D STB_US Curb with a 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight Curb Fillets S D STB_US Curb with a 5 sidewalk 7 to Multilntercept daylight Curb Fillets STB_US Curb Only Null Assembly STB_US No Subassemblies in Assembly Shoulder Fillets STB_US Extended Shoulder no Daylight MoreCompetency In i a Qlution Standards www cadpilot com Page 67 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 17 2 Assembly Sets A collection of STB based Assemblies Sets are supplied and are used to generate Intersections and Corridors from the Intersection Assembly Sets are EXTERANL XML files Stored in the default Civil 3D content storage location Assemblies Imperial STB_US folder All the included Assembly Sets employ Assemblies that use the Standard Assembly Style the Standard Code Set Style This allows you to employ the Assemblies and the Sets without having to
20. AASHTO Green Book maximum design speed table for medium traffic ratings where applicable Assemblies also conform to SmartCode 9 specification and conventions SmartCode conformance is documented in the Descriptions of the Assemblies Optional Code Half T is used to document special Sets that produce Intersections with only half sections for the Primary Road These Sets can be used as the basis to create multiple eccentric Intersections where more multiple secondary alignments meet the primary in close proximity to one another Manual corridor region edits will be required 10 27 Assemblies GR Assembly Assembly Styles Commands Assembly Styles Used to control the display of the components of an Assembly feature Components are generally sent to a NCS compliant C ROAD ASSM layers Rail Assemblies components to a NCS compliant C RAIL ASSM layers Typically you only need new Assembly styles if you want the Assembly to display components different or route the Assembly contents to different layers Naming Rule lt Purpose gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used 10 28 Subassemblies Subassembly Commands No Styles This collection documents the Subassembly features in the drawing in the Prospector tab The Settings tab is empty except for Feature Settings Only included for consistency MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 61
21. Graphic contents For example a symbol is Square using a Cross symbol or a Circle Solid filled The purpose of the secondary graphic assessment is to help identify consistent and inconsistent application of standard general graphic display methods both within a single Standard and also make generic comparisons between multiple Standards The graphic assessment allows us to answer questions like Do the symbols employ filled and unfilled symbols to clarify the difference between existing and proposed conditions Or Do these two Standards employ similar methods of utility structure symbology and or how to do they generally differ The Shape and Graphic Codes are the last two characters in the block name Our example block name C PONT Benchmark SDT is a Small Circle Shape using Text Solution Standards Page 73 The following table reflects typical graphic assessment Shape and graphic codes identified and employed Sh Shape raphic ap ap Graphic 2 p e Descripti Descriptio Code Code on n 1 Point S Solid C Circle O Open Small circle F Filled Oval T Text Triangle H Hatched Small 3 Triangle P Part Fill Q Sq uare C Cross Small X X S Square l Diamond Target Cross R Rectangle R Target X Rect Elliptical L Lines Horz E Top Filleted F Rectangle V Lines Vert Horizontal D Gradient Rectangle
22. Labeling C VIEW SCTN LABL Section View C VIEW SCTN Section View Labeling C VIEW SCTN LABL Section View Quantity Takeoff Table C VIEW SCTN LABL Sheet C VIEW SCTN SHET Structure V UTIL STRC Structure Labeling V UTIL STRC LABL Subassembly C VIEW SCTN Superelevation View C VIEW SUPR LABL Surface Legend Table V TOPO LABL Survey Figure V BRKL Survey Figure Labeling V SURV LABL Survey Figure Segment Label V SURV LABL Survey Network V CTRL Tin Surface V TOPO Tin Surface Labeling V TOPO LABL View Frame C NPLT View Frame Labeling C NPLT Solution Standards Page 20 8 3 New Feature Layers The following table lists all new object types added to the object layers tab and their content for templates 8 3 1 2010 Object Layer Modifier Building Site C BLDG Intersection C ROAD INTS Intersection Labels C ROAD INTS LABL 8 3 2 2011 Object Layer Modifier Point Clouds V SITE SCAN Superelevation C ROAD SUPR Views Mass Haul Views C ROAD MASS VIEW 8 3 3 2012 Object Layer Modifier Catchments V SITE SCAN 8 3 4 2013 Object Layer Modifier Cant Views C RAIL CANT VIEW Pressure Pipe V UTIL Networks Pressure Pipes V UTIL Fittings V UTIL Apurtenances V UTIL MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 9 Feature Style Conventions 9 1 The Power of Names If you have used
23. MoreCompetency Inc 10 23 Fittings Fitting Fitting Styles Label Styles Fitting Styles New in 2013 Section support added in 2014 Used to control and display Fitting Features Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Purpose Name gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical Pipe and Pressure Pipe Network system type names are used Linear objects to NCS C or V lt short system Name gt layers Area hatches to NCS PATT layers Area hatches are typically not displayed Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Fitting Label Styles Used to annotate Fittings features in Plan and Profile Sections are not supported in 2013 Supplied are basic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples Existing Conditions All use Existing textstyle and to V lt short system name gt layer Proposed Conditions All use Proposed textstyle and to NCS C lt short system name gt LABL layers Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Anchor Code gt lt space gt lt optional Rotation gt lt Contents gt Typical An Ex Pr NEW a NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Para parallel to Structure and Perp perpendicular to Structure may be used to clarify label rotation Typical Pipe Network System Codes are used Typical Content for Structure features are used Anchor Codes Structure Labe
24. MoreCompetency Inc Marker Styles Used extensively by Subassemblies and other features to visually document named Point Code locations Used in Alignments Profiles Feature Lines and Survey figures to document the various potential point locations on the features Used by some types individually placed Labels to document Plan Profile View and Section View locations Naming Rule lt Optional Condition gt lt Anchor Code gt lt Point Code Name gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Markers used in Corridors use typical Civil 3D roadway Subassembly Point Code Names Roadway and Ditch Markers are generally sent to a NCS compliant C ROAD NPLT layer G Updated from G used in 2008 styles General multiple Use Marker Styles a These simple Marker Styles may be used to simplify the display of Markers in Assemblies Subassemblies and Sections This requires manually creating and or editing a Code Set Style and therefore would not use automated Name Matching capability b These simple Markers may be used with Label routines that may optionally insert Markers CR Updated from Cr used in 2008 Marker Styles for typical Corridor Assembly Subassembly locations SR Updated from Sv used in 2008 These basic Markers are supplied to be used with Markers employed in Survey Figures 2013 Added Markers for use with Survey Figure annotative labels CT Added in 2011 12 supplied for Markers
25. MoreCompetency Inc xTtd Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Top going down This is typically used for Proposed conditions Pr Existing conditions may also employ the code for Structure labels Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o Labels that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style Appurtenance Table Styles No Fitting Table Styles are supported in 2013 Added for future implementation and consistency Naming Rule lt Contents gt lt char gt lt Contents gt All use typical and shortened Structure data names for Contents used in the naming convention 10 25 Corridors Corridor Corridor Styles Commands Corridor Styles Used to control the display of Corridor Features in Plan view for design purposes The current Code Set Style property also affects the resolved Plan display Components are generally sent to a NCS compliant C ROAD CORR layers Typically you only need new Corridor styles if you want the Corridor to display components differently or rout the Corridor contents to different layers Naming Rule
26. NOPLOT general prefix conventions detailed above Multiple rotational versions of the formats are supplied Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt Contents use typical linear data civil annotation derived from geometry the objects Typical Content names are used Typical Label Style Contents Separators are used Labels to typical NCS compliant V LABL Layers 10 31 View Frame Groups E View Frame Group Commands No Styles Collects View Frames generated by the Plan Production tool Only included for consistency 10 32 View Frames View Frame gt View Frame Styles Label Styles View Frame Styles Used to display print areas as View Frame features generated for the Plan Production tool Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Linear objects to NCS C ANNO layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components View Frame Label Styles Used to label View Frames Naming Rule lt Side gt lt Contents gt All the View Frame label styles use this above naming convention Labels to NCS C ANNO layers View Frame Label Style Used to label the displayed View Frames 10 33 Match Line Features GA Match Line Match Line Styles Label Styles Match Line Left Match Line Right Match Line Styles Used to document the breaks between View Frames Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt
27. OFF for use in triple pane profile sheets Bottom Horizontal Axis Offset set to 0 0 TCenter Stack Middle Both horizontal Axis components are turned OFF for use in triple pane profile sheets Vertical Axis Offsets are set to 0 0 TBottom Stack Bottom Top horizontal Axis components are turned OFF for use in triple pane profile sheets Top Horizontal Axis Offset set to 0 0 Profile View Style Notes a A selection of Profile View Styles are provided and are constructed in a reasonably consistent fashion b All the styles are reasonably documented for key properties in the Description of the style c However the various textsize and locations are not documented in detail There are a lot of details that you need to be careful to make the same or complimentary to produce consistent Profile View Styles d Title annotation is typically ON and typically sized and located with the same common specifics e Top and Bottom Axis Titles include Station Range data by default f Left and Right Axis Titles include Elevation Range data by default g Additional Geometry and Sample Line Grids are ON by default in most Styles h Geometry Point Grids annotation is ON by default i For some Profile View Styles Left Middle and Right versions are supplied to support the need for split profiles j Any of the supplied styles can be copied to produce a similar set of styles after adjusting the Display properties approp
28. Profile View Labels are attached to the Anchor a Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Profile x Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension point Profile View Station Elevation Label Styles Type Code SE Labels at a location in the Profile View based on primary profile Station and Elevation Assumes the use of a G type Marker Style to mark location Eg versions of the label are supplied for consistency Solution Standards Page 44 Profile View Depth Label Styles Type Code D Labels the difference between two point locations in the Profile View expressed as a Change in Elevation Grade or Slope Multiple types of labels with different data contents are supplied including dimension like versions with Station Elevation Elevation Change and Percent Grade Profile View Band Styles Used to annotate the various geometry parts and or referenced geometry to a Profile s included in the Profile View in a Band located either at the Top or Bottom of the view All included Band Styles are by default located at the Bottom of the Profile View Basic examples are provided for all Band Style types More detailed styles may be provided for typically employed band requirements Graphic representations used in the Band Styles typically employ Naming Rule lt Type Code gt lt space gt lt Band Contents Summary gt lt Contents gt lt Detail gt The Profile View Band Type Codes are listed with the Pro
29. STB_US Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies 30 Rural AOR Half Section DR STB_US 2 18 travel lanes with 5 Extended Shoulder and no daylight 30 Rural AOR Part Section DL STB_US 30 Rural AOR Part Section DR STB_US 30 Rural AOR Tru Section STB_US 30 Rural Full Section STB_US Used for rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders 30 Rural Half Section DL STB_US Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies 30 Rural Half Section DR STB_US 2 18 travel lanes with 5 Extended Shoulder and no daylight 30 Rural Part Section DL STB_US 30 Rural Part Section DR STB_US 30 Rural Tru Section STB_US 35 Collector AOR Full Section STB_US Used for typical suburban collector to collector Intersections 35 Collector AOR Half Section DL STB_US Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies 35 Collector AOR Half Section DR STB_US 2 12 travel lanes with 8 parking lane 35 Collector AOR Part Section DL STB_US A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight 35 Collector AOR Part Section DR STB_US 35 Collector AOR Tru Section STB_US 35 Collector Full Section STB_US Used for typical suburban collector to collector Intersections 35 Collector Half Section DL STB_US Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies 35 Collector Half Section DR STB_US 2 12 travel lanes with 8 parking lane 35 Collector Part Section DL STB_US A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight
30. and suburban Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary and Secondary 2 10 travel lanes with no parking lane A amp median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight _16 25 Local AOR 25 Local AOR Imperial STB_US Primary Use 10 Offset for default width Secondary Use 10 Offset for default width Used for small rural and suburban Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Axis of Rotation Lane Subassemblies Primary and Secondary 2 10 travel lanes with no parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight _16 25 Rural 25 Rural Imperial STB_US Primary Use 10 Offset for default width Secondary Use 10 Offset for default width Used for small rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders Employs Shoulder Fillets without Daylight Change Shoulder Targets to Width after Intersection Creation Primary and Secondary 2 10 travel lanes with Extended Shoulder and no daylight _16 25 Rural AOR 25 Rural AOR Imperial STB_US Primary Use 10 Offset for default width Secondary Use 10 Offset for default width Used for small rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders Employs Shoulder Fillets without Daylight Change Shoulder Targets to Width after Intersection Creation Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies Primary and Secondary 2 10 travel lanes with 5 Extended Shoulder and no daylight _16 30
31. are employed in the template s It was not our intention or expectation that typical users will be satisfied with the basic hatches and examples in the template s o Only where necessary are hatches scaled and rotated to clarify output o Civil 3D Shape Styles employ hatches as an integral part of the display of Shapes in Plan Section Views and in Assemblies o Shape Component hatches are NOT documented in the template s in the Description field on the Information tab of the Style o The Display tab for the Shape Style will show you the hatch patterns used MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc o Piping Pipes and Structure also include the ability to include hatches when published in Profile and Section Views o Allhatches are sent to various layers ending with PATT in the NCS layer scheme employed o By default PATT layers are screened in the templates o Specific Production Solution products may include specific and or additional pat resource files 2 9 1 Load and Assign Hatches You will need to Load your own pat file and Assign specific hatch patterns with the Feature Styles where appropriate NCS PATT Layers all supplied for you to route the hatching to the typically output Layers 2 10 Fonts and Textstyles We employ two common Windows True Type fonts in all the labels styles in the template s arial and arial italic The Sheet template s also employ arial Windows Tr
32. components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style Point File Formats No changes Solution Standards Page 31 External Data References No changes Table Styles Uses Table Style naming rules based on abbreviated contents User Defined Property Classifications No changes Description Key Sets PDF files of supplied Description Key Sets are located at Resources Styles Description Key Sets folder Description Key Sets control how point import events generate Point Styles Point Label Styles and other Point Feature specifics in detail The Description Key Set group has a Priority property that determines the order the Sets are searched for matches Multiple distinct Description Key Set DKS are supplied Each Key employs blocks included in the template s 2012 In prior releases each Set supplied used the same set of Description Keys and only the properties of the Keys differed 2012 The Sets supplied may contain a variety of different Keys in specific groupings based on the product For example Utility structure Keys may be included in a separate set The naming rule for Description Key Sets changed in 2012 to more easily categorize a more complex variety of Description Key Sets that may be used for varied point publishing purposes Naming Rule lt Optional Prefix gt lt Discipline gt lt LineCode gt lt PointStyleCode gt lt Label Style Code gt lt FormatDesc gt lt Cont
33. for use in the Corridor Section Editor Feature Line Styles Used to display Feature Lines employed in Survey Grading and Corridor Features Naming Rule lt Optional Prefix gt lt Point Code Name gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Markers in Feature Line Style are typically matched by name to Marker Styles Feature Line Styles used in Corridors are connected by Subassembly Point Code Names Roadway and Ditch Link Styles are generally sent to a NCS compliant C ROAD CORR layer CR Updated from Cr used in 2008 Feature Lines typically employed and produced in Corridor tasks Use C ROAD CORR layer for display Typically representations are COLOR forced to help visually differentiate various Feature Lines Color is typically forced but plot by Layer MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 29 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Linetype may be forced for specific styles GR Updated from Gr used in 2008 Feature Lines typically employed and produced in site Grading tasks Use C TOPO GRAD layers for display Typically representations are COLOR forced to help visually differentiate various Feature Lines Color is NOT typically forced Linetype may be forced for specific styles Slope Pattern Styles Used to graphically annotate with line work patterns slopes generated between Feature Lines in Gradings and Corridors These Styles are always employed by reference
34. forms with labels 2012 Add support for Divided Crowns with and without Shoulders Divided Styles may employ color forced linework to clarify band contents and differentiate between Right and Left Lane and Shoulder contents Consistency format changes are supplied by basic Autodesk single crown and double crown examples Profile View Sectional Data Band Styles Type Code PS Displays Sectional data in simplified graphic forms with labels 2012 added Volume Data Styles Requires a Sample Line Group existing as a data source Profile View Pipe Network Band Styles Type Code PN 2012 Added support for Sanitary Sewer Analysis data Displays Pipe Network data in simplified graphic forms with labels Requires that Pipe Network data has been added to the Profile View SSA Storm and Sanitary Sewer Analysis data may be required to populate some Styles Styles may employ shortened codes for Band Style contents Descriptions of these styles include full contents details 10 10 Superelevation Views a Superelevation View Superelevation View Styles Commands Superelevation View Styles New in 2011 Used to display and control Superelevation parameters and some specifics for an Alignment Limited Style property control in 2011 Naming Rule lt Stationing gt lt Tick Type gt lt View Specifics gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used By default all Superelevtion Feature are on NCS Desig
35. from other connected Features like Surfaces and Profiles via dynamic or static connections Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Alignment Label Type Code gt lt L or R and or optional Rotation gt lt space gt lt Contents gt lt optional On suffix gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used The Alignment Label Type Codes are listed with the Alignment Label Styles below Solution Standards Page 37 Para parallel to Alignment and Perp perpendicular to Alignment may be used to clarify label rotation L left and R right codes are used with Para e g LPara On suffix used for Labels on the Alignment Linear objects to various NCS C or V ROAD LABL layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Contents include Alignment and related Feature properties A descriptive alignment purpose name may be used for special case instead of the naming convention Major Station Annotative Label Styles A variety of Major Station Label Styles are supplied that employ NCS like naming conventions for Utilities common Site features Property boundaries easements etc Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter o Labels that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components o
36. have sampled the data source in the Sample Line Group for output to be produced Naming Rule lt Contents gt lt gt lt Contents gt All use typical sectional data Contents based on the sampled Section defined in the Sample Line Group Section View Group Plot Styles Used to arrange the published Sections by Rows or Columns in pre 2011 release they are directly related to a named Section View Sheet Style In 2011 the array start location and limits are determined by the Section paperspace viewport information supplied by the selected Layout chosen in the wizard Pages of Section are also affected by the Horizontal Offset sample width of the Sample Line Group the Vertical Scale Exaggeration of the Section View Style and the Elevation Range of Section Views Section View Group Plot Styles typically need to be built for each vertical exaggerated scale of Section View Style or Section View Group Plot Style can also edited on the fly in the output drawing This is often the easier and more productive alternative to lots of these styles Employing Section Tables will increase the space requirements for Sections on Pages Naming Rule lt optional Plot gt lt Section Type gt lt Sheet Size gt lt Section Scale gt lt Write Direction gt lt Rows or Columns gt Plot determines whether or not the referenced Sheet Style components plot or not NOPLOT is typical MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com
37. have to root around to understand the label Simplify whenever and wherever possible Ruthlessly remove styles you do not use Remember that you can employ special templates to store special and or rarely used styles A needed style can be added to production drawings from specialized templates as needed You do not have to nor should you attempt to cover every possible style need or scenario in the model template s you employ in production Solution Standards Page 14 N O O O Ww o oO o O 0 0 0 0 3 3 The Simple Style Rules Never edit a Style in a production drawing This creates chaos and inconsistency in your production drawings and projects You will be tempted to break Rule 1 You will do it You will probably regret it later You are much more likely to lose data and or corrupt styles and related features when you edit styles In Use in a drawing Always Use Copy and or New to create a different named version of the style if you must make a change in a production drawing Employ the Apply button when changing tabs and before using the OK button Save frequently when editing styles If you do not like things and want to change them do so at the highest level possible Always test your results with a standard test drawing that includes both Civil 3D data and typical production Layouts that actually plot on your hardware and that you understand thoroughly 3 4 The Hierarchy Rules Get the Drawing
38. in a relatively complex user interface to adjust all of the parts and their properties A View Style puts a name to all of that detailed work to make things easier Existing or Proposed conditions do NOT matter for Mass Haul Views By default all Mass Haul View components are routed to the same collection of NCS Design Road layers C ROAD MASS in all the supplied Styles except NOPLOT versions Mass Haul View Styles have a different naming convention shared in common with Profile View and Section View Styles Naming Rule lt Grid Type gt lt optional Grid specifics gt lt Annotation Location gt lt View Specifics gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used All objects to various NCS C ROAD MASS layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 51 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Vertical Exaggeration Should be Adjusted The default vertical exaggeration for all supplied Mass Haul View Styles is 0 001 Depending on the scale of the volume of material sampled you should adjust this property to an appropriate value Grid Types Clip The grid is clipped to profiles in the View There are basically two possible methods HV the clipping is controlled by the Clip to Highest property of the Mass Haul View Style PP the clipping is controlled by the specific Profile selected for clipping in an individual Mass H
39. like naming convention is employed Both NCS Design and Survey blocks are supplied o NCS Design block names begin with C o NCS Survey block names begin with V In the base Symbol Set most of the named blocks are renamed versions of classic Land Desktop symbols commonly used by many firms In many cases the blocks are duplicates The different named blocks are supplied so they may be easily customized to produce different Proposed and Existing versions as you see fit Other typical Civil 3D blocks that are included in the standard or default Civil 3D block library are also included A few other blocks are also included and may be employed in Markers Styles Features and their Label Styles 2 11 2 Symbols and Blocks Blocks represent a key and very significant graphic ingredient to successful plan set publication Block graphics coupled with text are the primary means by which information is passed in published work Traditional AutoCAD blocks are used differently within Civil 3D than in AutoCAD AutoCAD blocks are typically wrapped into Civil 3D Feature objects and their attached and integrated Feature Labels Styles This allows the Feature and Label to scale automatically for publication Secondly the textual information is generated and updated directly from the Feature and represented via attached Labels and not by traditional AutoCAD attribute data We refer to these wrapped or wrappered blocks as Symb
40. more variety and more depth of every resource o National CAD Standard NCS 4 0 5 0 layer names and properties based on the Tri Service plotting standards are employed o The base Symbol Set A standardized set of blocks based on typical Land Desktop symbol libraries is integrated into the supplied Civil 3D Point Feature Styles Marker Styles and other Feature and Label Styles where appropriate o Additional Symbol Sets may be available for purchase or may be supplied based on the product you have MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc o A standardized block naming convention based on an NCS like naming convention is employed o The model templates support both native AutoCAD Style based and the more advanced hierarchical model built into Civil 3D Feature Label Styles o Important Style differences are documented in every individual style throughout the entire collection o Astandardized and documented set of rule based Style naming conventions are employed for all Features and their related Label Styles o Many configured Sets collections of Styles are supplied for all Features that support Set functionality o A standardize naming convention is supplied for Textstyles Linetypes Blocks and all necessary and typical AutoCAD resources o You will not need or want all the Sets Feature Styles and Label Styles supplied included in your production templates o You will not need or want all t
41. short on Civil Engineering details While conforming to all the NCS intent and many details we have Solution Standards Page 5 filled in the Civil Engineering gaps for you and your implementation of AutoCAD Civil 3D We supply a civilized NCS 2 2 2 NCS Layer Standard Version NCS The National CAD Standard version 4 0 5 0 layer standards naming conventions were employed in the construction of the product s templates Many other recommendations of the NCS are employed in the construction of the various templates and other support files contained within the product or are available in other platform products 2 2 3 Uniform Drawing Standards UDS The Uniform Drawing Standards recommendations and naming conventions were employed in o Civil 3D project folder template a project folder structure to work in Civil 3D o Civil 3D Sheet Set customizable dst file the Sheet Set approach for consistent plotting o The example Layouts and the included titleblocks supplied generally conform to NCS UDS conventions 2 2 4 Tri Service and Department of Defense Plotting Standards The Tri Service plotting output conventions and general recommendations were applied to layer properties and the other important relationships between color and output as they apply to both feature and label styles in Civil 3D o ByLayer properties were used in Civil 3D feature and label styles used for construction documentation output o ByBlock and or
42. standard naming convention Cross Section Naming Rule lt Speed gt lt AASHTO Name gt lt Section Purpose Type gt lt Optional Code gt Curb Return Naming Rule Curb Fillets lt Optional Code s gt Speed Based on basic AASHTO Green Book maximum design speed table for medium traffic ratings where applicable Assemblies also conform to SmartCode 9 specification and conventions SmartCode conformance is documented in the Descriptions of the Assemblies AASHTO Name Names used are based on the AASHTO Green Book generic names e g Collector Local Rural Solution Standards Page 65 Section Purpose Type Generic names are used to describe the usage of the assembly in the Intersection Assembly Sets Intersection Assembly Set may contain o Full Sections used for complete centerline cross sections o Half Sections used for half centerline cross sections o Part Sections used for both travel lanes and one side cross sections o TPart Sections used for centerline single lane when a partial T intersection is desired o Tru Sections used for centerline both travel lanes Optional Codes Descriptive code are used to clarify composition of the cross section and or daylight direction MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Assembly Drawing Name Description 15 Drive Full Section STB_US 15 Drive Half Section DL STB_US 15 Drive H
43. the parent first The Import and Purge Utilities made at higher levels in the Civil 3D Toolspace Settings tab o cascade down to lower levels unless there is an existing child override already applied at the lower level o 3 1 1 Hierarchy in Civil 3D o Here are the three levels of hierarchy in Civil 3D o Drawing Level o Feature Style Level o Command Object Instance Level The template s are constructed with this hierarchical structure and methodology in mind 3 1 2 Label Style Defaults LSD The hierarchical model applies to Feature Label Styles Label Style Defaults may be applied down to the Label Style Ty pe level in all releases of the product 3 1 3 Parent and Child Label Styles Below the Label Style Type level one Label Style may control most of the properties of other Labels This is referred to as a parent child relationship If you are familiar with AutoCAD dimension styles the vernacular is essentially the same 3 2 A Template is the Top Level of the Hierarchy From a template or any drawing you can import and or overwrite styles o Be careful about copying groups of styles between drawings from middle levels in the tree Depending on the release of Civil 3D you are using you may get unexpected results o Styles in use are clearly marked in the Toolspace Settings tree with an icon Make sure you refresh the Toolspace itself before depending on the current use display MoreCompetency Inc
44. to label Civil 3D Point Features Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Format gt lt space gt lt optional Group or Purpose gt lt Rotation Angle gt lt Contents gt Point Label Styles use the Ex Pr NEW and NOPLOT general prefix conventions detailed above Multiple rotational versions of the formats are supplied Formats There are 4 formats of labels supplied BL Broken Line label styles Component s contents are underlined with a two part line Rotation is controlled by an invisible Marker IL In Line label styles Component s contents are underlined with a single line Rotation is controlled by the visible Line component S Stacked label styles A single Point Data component contains the contents No Rotation versions are supplied is used to represent POINT NUMBER data Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style e g Desct Elev would mean the description and the elevation are shown as one line of text Top of Bank 110 00 o Label that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style e g Desc o Elev would mean the description and the elevation are shown stacked on top of one another as Top of Bank 110 00 The content string may be made of multiple Label Style
45. used specifically with Catchment components Solution Standards Page 27 Marker Label Styles Type Code GM Used to create Labels for the Markers that appear in Section Views and a variety of other Marker references Naming Rule lt Type Code gt lt Anchor gt lt Rotation or In Out gt lt Contents gt Typical NEW an NOPLOT prefix conventions are used Styles using In or Out employ expressions that reference offset distance to arrange labels 2012 these may be parameter expression driven one or more expressions supply scaled arrangement values to all the labels Typical Content names are used Typical Label Style Contents Separators are used Typical Label Style Anchor codes are used Link Styles Naming Rule lt Optional Condition gt lt Point Code Name gt Typical Ex Pr INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Link Styles used in Corridors use typical Civil 3D roadway Subassembly Link Code Names Roadway and Ditch Link Styles are generally sent to a NCS compliant C ROAD CORR layer Typically representations are COLOR forced to help visually differentiate various Links Link Styles plot by Layer CR Link Styles for typical Corridor Assembly Subassembly links G Currently no styles supplied These general Link Styles may be used to simplify the display of Links in Sections This requires manually creating and or editing a Code Set Style and therefore would not use automated Name
46. 12 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A amp median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight Secondary 2 8 travel lanes with 8 pavement section and lighter curbs A 5 sidewalk 7 to Multilntercept daylight _16 35 Collector 25 Local Imperial STB_US Primary Use 24 Offset for default width Secondary Use 10 Offset for default width Used for typical suburban collector to local Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary 2 12 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A amp median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight Secondary 2 10 travel lanes with no parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight _16 35 Collector 30 Local Imperial STB_US Primary Use 24 Offset for default width Secondary Use 18 Offset for default width Used for typical suburban collector to local Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary 2 12 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight Secondary 2 10 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight _16 35 Collector AOR 35 Collector AOR Imperial STB_US Primary Use 24 Offset for default width Secondary Use 24 Offset for default width Used for typical suburban collector to collector Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight
47. 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 50 Section Types Road The Group Plot Styles supplied for this were built for about a 120 maximum total length for the Sample Lines in a Sample Line Group Site The Group Plot Styles supplied for this were built for about a large maximum total length for the Sample Lines in a Sample Line Group Only 1 Section is created per Row by default for large Sample distances Only 2 Sections are created per Row by default for medium Sample distances Section View Sheet Styles No longer specifically employed in 2011 Styles are supplied in 2011 only for consistency and compatibility for upgraded projects Previously used to define the plotted area for related Group Plot Styles The Sheet Style definition is directly connected to a Model space Page Setup that must be defined in the drawing The Sheet tab box refers to Page Setups as Page Layouts providing a list of the currently defined Page Setups available in Model space only Colors are adjusted in the Sheet Styles to differentiate Sheet Style sizes The Border and Printable area displayed colors are different for each typical sheet size D size sheets assume an Arch expanded 24x36 printable area E size Sheet Styles assume a ANSI expanded 34x44 printable area Naming Rule lt Contents gt lt gt lt Contents gt NOPLOT Sheet Styles We employed NOPLOT type borders and grids in the Sheet Styles that we c
48. 9 15 MoreCompetency Inc 18 Symbol Set Naming Conventions Production Solution products are all specifically targeted at allowing you to produce work in the Style managed environment of Civil 3D and publish that work to multiple Standards By and large this is accomplished by providing different Model templates that share the SAME standard naming conventions used throughout the template structure Typically most standards vary to one extent or another in both the symbols employed and the specific annotative labels used to document the existing conditions and the proposed design Simply put If you ALWAYS use the SAME standards Label Style and Set NAMES you can employ different versions of these collected into templates to produce different graphic and annotated results 18 1 Complete Symbol Documentation The complete Symbol Set documentation which includes representative pictures of the blocks supplied is included in a separate document provided with all products A PDF of the current version is available on the website 18 2 It s About Plan Set Publication It is important to recognize that the goal of the Symbol Set technology is to help produce published Plan Sets with less man hours invested for a reasonable and predictable result A couple of caveats are important to recognize 18 2 1 1 Symbols are Not Objects Blocks symbolic graphics used over and over are not the same thing as data created model based obj
49. Arrow Perpendicular Typical Content for Grade and Slopes are used Para parallel to Link and Perp perpendicular to Link may be used to clarify label location and reference Some styles may employ an Expression to differentiate slopes based on a percent grade criteria MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 33 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Surface Spot Elevation Label Styles Used to label single point locations on the surface model Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Format gt lt space gt lt optional Surface gt lt Rotation Angle gt lt Contents gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Labels are routed to C or V TOPO LABL layers Multiple formats are supplied Formats There are 2 formats of labels supplied IL In Line label styles Component s contents are underlined with a single line Rotation is controlled by the text component is used to represent Surface Elevation data S Stacked label styles A single Surface Data component contains the contents No Rotation versions are supplied is used to represent Surface Elevation data EG amp FG Optional Surface codes of EG and FG define order and arrangement of multiple surface labels These styles employ a second Surface reference which is assumed to the EG surface Labels for the reference surface are forced to italic to be consistent with Ex conventions Label Style Comp
50. Down and typical Bottom Up and to the right and showing below the profile Major and Minor Station labels may employ Circular and Rectangular symbols with simplified single or double digit Station data Multiple different versions of Profile Group labels may be employed to label a single Profile to deal with different Profile geometry For example Two different types of Vertical Curve in a Profile Station Control of the Group controls the display Profile Group Labels for Tangents and Vertical Curve may cross between different Profile Views Dim type labels with centered data display key data components in all Profiles Profile Major Station Label Styles Type Code P Used to label the Major Station increments at the connected Alignment station Updated name convention in 2012 Uses Profile Labels naming conventions RO and LO Special Right Offset and Left Offset Label Styles are supplied to label offset and other added Profiles in a Profile View 0 Used for labels with Circular Symbols R Used for labels with Rectangular Symbols Profile Minor Station Label Styles Type Code P Used to label the Minor Station increments at the connected Alignment station Updated name convention in 2012 Uses Profile Labels naming conventions Para parallel to Profile and Perp perpendicular to Profile are used to clarify label location and reference Profile Horizontal Geometry Point Label Styles Type Code PH Updated name conven
51. FORE you put the template to use in production Broken Sets and Styles will produce errors in the file that need to be fixed o During the Audit process watch and review the command line history for errors and fixes Solution Standards Page 15 3 5 5 Thin down the Design Templates You should probably remove many of the Survey V layers and Survey Ex styles from the Design template to work on larger multiple drawing projects o Layers referenced in Styles or Label Styles cannot be removed or purged The existing conditions may often be Xrefed or data referenced into design publishing drawings 3 5 6 Thin Down the Survey Template You should probably remove many of the Design C layers and the Design Pr styles from the Survey template o Layers referenced in Styles or Label Styles cannot be removed or purged The proposed conditions may often be Xrefed or data referenced into survey publishing drawings There are some Design layers and styles you need to keep in your Survey template to view and error check Profile and Section data of existing conditions Solution Standards Page 16 MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 4 Fonts and Text Styles 4 1 1 Proposed is the Default Textstyle The default textstyle for all label styles in all templates is named Proposed The Proposed textstyle references or is connected to the externally referenced Windows True Type font
52. Label Styles Used to label curve segments in the parcel topology Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used A Stacked Format is typically used for most Curve labels Labels are routed to C or V PROP LABL layers Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt Contents uses typical linear data derived from the parcel segment data MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 35 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Typical Curve Content names are used Typical Label Style Contents Separators are used Component Content for Arrows Marks and Crowsfeet A an Arrow M a symbol Mark at segment start and end C aCrowsfoot at at segment start and end Tag Label Styles are included Parcel Table Styles Used to annotate Parcel data in a tabular form 4 Types of Parcel Labels Styles All use typical Segment or Area data from the parcel topology for Contents used in the naming convention All use Table Style naming rules based on abbreviated contents All use typical separators Line Curve Segment Includes both Line and Curve data Area Parcel User Defined Property Classifications Used to define additional customized Parcel data properties 10 6 Grading amp Grading Grading Styles Grading Criteria Sets _ amp Commands Grading Styles Used to display Grading Features Slope Pattern Styles are potentially nested into Grading Styles They are fo
53. Labels Labels are routed to C or V PROP LABL layers The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style Symbols and or typical Content for Parcel Area are used Details may include Content specifics and or bounding box configuration Parcel Line Label Styles Used to label resolved segments in the parcel topology Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Potential Stacked Format versions are included These may be also generated using Dragged State labels Labels are routed to C or V PROP LABL layers Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt optional Span gt lt Contents gt lt Arrow and or Mark Code gt Contents use typical linear data derived from the parcel segment data Labels with optional Span will label multiple segment features Typical Line Content names are used Typical Label Style Contents Separators are used Tag Label Styles are included Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o Labels that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter Component Content for Arrows Marks and Crowsfeet A an Arrow M a symbol Mark at segment start and end C aCrowsfoot at at segment start and end Parcel Curve
54. Local 15 Drive Imperial STB_US Primary Use 18 Offset for default width Secondary Use 8 Offset for default width Used for suburban and rural Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary 2 10 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A amp median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight Secondary 2 8 travel lanes with 8 pavement section and lighter curbs A 5 sidewalk 7 to Multilntercept daylight _16 30 Local 25 Local Imperial STB_US Primary Use 18 Offset for default width Secondary Use 10 Offset for default width Used for suburban and rural Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary 2 10 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight Secondary 10 travel lanes with no parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight _16 30 Local 30 Local Imperial STB_US Primary Use 18 Offset for default width Secondary Use 18 Offset for default width Used for suburban Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary and Secondary 2 10 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight Solution Standards Page 69 MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Assembly Set Name _16 30 Local AOR 30 Local AOR Imperial STB_US
55. Matching capability Link Label Styles Type Code GL Used to create Grade or Slope Labels for Links that appear in Section Views Naming Rule lt Type Code gt lt Rotation gt lt Content gt lt Orientation In Out Top Bottom Above Below Left Right Center gt Typical NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions are used Styles using In or Out employ expressions that reference offset distance to arrange labels 2012 these may be parameter expression driven one or more expressions supply scaled arrangement values to all the labels Para parallel to Link and Perp perpendicular to Link are used to clarify label location and reference Typical Content for Grade and Slopes are used Some styles employ an Expression the differentiates FLAT grades from STEEP slopes based on gt 5 grade Shape Styles Naming Rule lt Type Code gt lt Point Code Name gt lt Optional Plan Suffix gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Type Codes CR Updated from Cr used in 2008 Used for Subassembly links display in Corridor Sections Pipe Used for Pipe display in Corridor Sections Shape Styles for typical Corridor Assembly Subassembly shapes Shape used in Corridors use typical Civil 3D roadway Subassembly Shape Code Names Roadway and Ditch Shapes are generally sent to a NCS compliant C ROAD CORR layer Shape hatching sent to a NCS compliant C ROAD CORR PATT layer Solution Standards MoreCompetenc
56. MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 46 NOLABELS Set in supplied to speed label removal Special example Label Sets may employ names outside the convention Section Label Styles All Section Label Styles generate labels ONLY in Section Views Section Label Styles DO NOT label Assemblies shown in Section Views Used to label Section geometry displayed in a Section View Existing Conditions Labels are designed to display BELOW the Section line typically bottom up from Anchor Extensions All use Existing textstyle All display to the right in single line labels Proposed Conditions Labels are designed to display ABOVE the Section line typically top down from Anchor Extensions All use Proposed textstyle All display to the left in single line labels Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Section Label Type Code gt lt Anchor Code gt lt optional connection point gt lt space gt lt Contents gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used The Section Label Type Codes are listed with the Profile Label Styles below Anchor Codes Where a Profile or a Section label is attached makes a big difference in its behavior Attaching to Anchor Extensions is easiest to deal with most of the time and allow you to space complex sets of values from the Extension location Remember that Label Sets can automate the arrangement of lots of labels via the Extensions Attaching to th
57. Primary Use 18 Offset for default width Secondary Use 18 Offset for default width Description Used for rural and suburban Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies Primary and Secondary 2 10 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A amp median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight _16 30 Rural 30 Rural Imperial STB_US Primary Use 18 Offset for default width Secondary Use 18 Offset for default width Used for rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders Employs Shoulder Fillets without Daylight Change Shoulder Targets to Width after Intersection Creation Primary and Secondary 2 18 travel lanes with Extended Shoulder and no daylight _16 30 Rural AOR 30 Rural AOR Imperial STB_US Primary Use 18 Offset for default width Secondary Use 18 Offset for default width Used for rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders Employs Shoulder Fillets without Daylight Change Shoulder Targets to Width after Intersection Creation Employs Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies Primary and Secondary 2 18 travel lanes with 5 Extended Shoulder and no daylight _16 35 Collecor 15 Drive Imperial STB_US Primary Use 24 Offset for default width Secondary Use 8 Offset for default width Used for typical suburban collector to local Intersections Employs Curb Fillet S D full sidewalk and daylight Primary 2
58. Production Solution Products Release 6 for AutoCAD Civil 3D Standards Documentation for Release 6 for 2016 Solution Standards MoreCompetency Inc P 1 www cadpilot com age ncy Inc Table of Contents 1 Overview 4 1 1 The Complete Template Solution 00 4 1 2 The Project Dataset cccccccssscceesssseceeereees 4 1 2 1 Where is the Project Dataset 4 1 3 Easy tO CUStOMIZE ccccccccccecececeeeceeeeeeneeeeeee 4 2 Standards and Conventions 5 2 1 Production Solution Tools cccccsscceseeeseeees 5 2 2 National CAD Standards cccccccsecsseesseeees 5 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 2 1 A Path of Least Resistance 2 2 2 NCS Layer Standard Version NCS 6 2 2 3 Uniform Drawing Standards UDS 6 2 2 4 Tri Service and Department of Defense Plotting Standards 6 Layer Properties s iiris ireira nin 6 2 3 1 The layer standard with hyphen separators 6 2 3 2 Utility Layers 6 2 3 3 Proposed Conditions 6 2 3 4 Existing Conditions 7 TOXBLAV ONS oipe en pt ei ares KERERE 7 2 4 1 NCS LABL Layers 7 2 4 2 NCS TEXT Layers 7 Layer Color Properties ccccccccssceessseeeeeeee 7 2 5 1 Simple Color Rules 7 2 5 2 Last Digit Rule 7 2 5 3 Black or White Background Matters 8 2 5 4 Layer Standards Spreadsheet 8 2 5 5 Color is a Matter of Choice 8 2 5 6 Basic AutoCAD Colors 8 2 5 7 Tri Services Plotting Guidelines 8 2 5 8 NCS 4 0 5 0 Plotting Guideline Changes 9
59. Settings Right Adjust the Default settings for your common usage in you production template s Document your changes Check Drawing Settings in new drawings Review Drawing Label Style Defaults Get the Feature Settings Right Adjust the Default Styles for your common usage in your production template s Document your changes Check them before you bring in data or start to work Review Feature Label Style Defaults Label Style Issues Always Add amp Name the components in Parents Be careful of reconnecting the parts differently Never change the component Name in a child Expressions CANNOT be renamed only rebuilt MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 3 5 Multiple Model Templates The product contains multiple model drawing templates used for the creation editing and maintenance of the Civil 3D project model Our approach to these templates is based on a thin down what you do not need methodology rather than supplying many separate and different templates In other words you will not need or use all the styles and layers included in your production templates Secondly Feature and Command Settings are NOT set in the templates as references in these locations make deleting unwanted styles more cumbersome 3 5 1 The Basic Templates A NoStyles template containing only Standard styles The NoStyles template is useful for o Storing project data used as data references o A ba
60. The names used for Marker Styles generally should conform to Subassembly Point Code names so the Markers can be mapped by NAME quickly in Code Set Styles used in Corridors e The supplied roadway Subassemblies employ a generally standardized set of Codes for Points Links and Shapes e However individual Subassembly Code names DO vary depending on the specific release of Civil 3D and the subassemblies employed e The default Code Sets file can be found at lt install drive gt ProgramData Autodesk C3D lt Release gt enu C3DStockSubassemblyScripts codes e In 2013 the generic descriptions have been modified to support typical short abbreviations and a more consistent naming convention for similar Codes for use in annotative labels The pattern example Base Base 1 Base 2 Base 3 MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc The templates commonly employ the same general naming convention used for common roadway Subassemblies for Markers and Feature Lines included in the template e The templates DO NOT employ true name matched names for Marker styles e This is a trade off between a bit more manual Code Set Style maintenance versus maintaining potential larger numbers of Marker styles that may not need to actually differ visually or when plotted e You may find that you can be more productive with and even smaller list of general Marker styles e Hatch patterns are by default NOT employed in Plan
61. abel styles with dimension like formatting The Profile Label Type Codes are listed with the Profile Label Styles below Anchor Codes Where a Profile or a Section label is attached makes a big difference in its behavior Attaching to Anchor Extensions is easiest to deal with most of the time and allow you to space complex sets of values from the Extension location Remember that Label Sets can automate the arrangement of lots of labels via the Extensions Attaching to the Anchor itself is useful when you want labels either perpendicular Perp or parallel Para to the Feature itself This works for Ticks and simple Stationing a Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor point on the Profile x Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension point xBup Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension at Profile View Bottom going up This is typically used for Existing conditions Ex xTtd Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension at Profile View Top going down This is typically used for Proposed conditions Pr Para parallel to Profile and Perp perpendicular to Profile may be used to clarify label rotation Linear objects to various NCS C or V ROAD PROF LABL layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Contents may include Profile and related Feature properties A descriptive Profile purpose name may be used for special cases instead of the naming conv
62. ached to the Anchor point on the Profile x Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension point Section View Label Notes Labels that appear in Section views come from the multiple features that are data sampled in the Sample Line Group Assemblies Marker Link and Shape Labels Surfaces Section Labels and these individual labels may all appear in a Section View Therefore what feature is producing what label is important to track while tuning Section View output Labels for the Assembly come from the applied Code Set Style Contents of Code Set Style generated Labels may be determined by the Code Description in the Code Set or the built in Code found in the default or modified Civil 3D code sets resource file Code Sets Styles CODE contents are determined by the added Subassemblies or by manual Code creation Section View Offset Elevation Label Styles Type Code OE Labels at a location in the Section View based the the Profile View Offset and Elevation Assumes the use a G type Marker Style to mark location Eg versions of the label are supplied for consistency Section View Grade Label Styles Type Code SG Labels the difference between two point locations in the Section View expressed as a Change in Elevation Grade or Slope Multiple types of labels with different data content are supplied including dimension like versions with Offset Elevation Elevation Change and Percent Grade Section Vi
63. alf Section DR STB_US 15 Drive Part Section DL STB_US 15 Drive Part Section DR STB_US 15 Drive Tru Section STB_US Used for alleys and parking lot entrances 2 8 travel lanes with 8 pavement section and lighter curbs A 5 sidewalk 7 to Multilntercept daylight 25 Local AOR Full Section STB_US 25 Local AOR Half Section DL STB_US 25 Local AOR Half Section DR STB_US 25 Local AOR Part Section DL STB_US 25 Local AOR Part Section DR STB_US 25 Local AOR Tru Section STB_US Used for small rural and suburban Intersections 2 10 travel lanes with no parking lane Employs AOR Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight 25 Local Full Section STB_US 25 Local Half Section DL STB_US 25 Local Half Section DR STB_US 25 Local Part Section DL STB_US 25 Local Part Section DR STB_US 25 Local Tru Section STB_US Used for small rural and suburban Intersections 2 10 travel lanes with no parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight 25 Rural AOR Full Section STB_US 25 Rural AOR Half Section DL STB_US 25 Rural AOR Half Section DR STB_US 25 Rural AOR Part Section DL STB_US 25 Rural AOR Part Section DR STB_US 25 Rural AOR Tru Section STB_US Used for small rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders Employs AOR Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies 2 10 travel l
64. an AutoCAD based application for even a short time you are probably very aware of how reliant the software is on the NAMES you supply 9 1 1 Layers are a simple Style The best examples of this Power of Names in AutoCAD are Layers In AutoCAD or Land Desktop the only thing that makes a sewer line different from a water line is the layer it resides on So if your good buddy in the cube next door goes into your drawing and moves the sewer linework to a water layer or renames the sewer layer to a water layer name you have a PROBLEM Civil 3D does use layers BUT then again Civil 3D run properly almost doesn t use layers at all from a user s working perspective Users can learn and use Civil 3D and almost NEVER visit the Layer Manager to do anything Somehow you can even manage to plot a project without the Layer Manager Civil 3D Feature and Label Styles do the work for you 9 1 2 Feature and Label Styles Do the Work When used to its best potential Civil 3D does NOT rely on user manual control of AutoCAD layers and their properties This is probably the most difficult thing for new users migrating from older Autodesk software to get their head around How is that even possible The Power of Names 9 1 3 The Display tab Actually if you root around in any Civil 3D Feature Style you will find the Display tab This looks remarkably like the Layer Manager but in Civil 3D this box controls the display properties of feature C
65. anes with Extended Shoulder and no daylight 25 Rural Full Section STB_US 25 Rural Half Section DL STB_US 25 Rural Half Section DR STB_US 25 Rural Part Section DL STB_US 25 Rural Part Section DR STB_US 25 Rural Tru Section STB_US Used for small rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders 2 10 travel lanes with Extended Shoulder and no daylight 30 Local AOR Full Section STB_US 30 Local AOR Half Section DL STB_US 30 Local AOR Half Section DR STB_US 30 Local AOR Part Section DL STB_US 30 Local AOR Part Section DR STB_US 30 Local AOR Tru Section STB_US Used for suburban and rural Intersections Employs AOR Axis of Rotation lane Subassemblies 2 10 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight 30 Local Full Section STB_US 30 Local Half Section DL STB_US 30 Local Half Section DR STB_US 30 Local Part Section DL STB_US 30 Local Part Section DR STB_US 30 Local Tru Section STB_US Used for suburban and rural Intersections 2 10 travel lanes with 8 parking lane A 6 median 5 sidewalk 1 to Multilntercept daylight MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 66 Assembly Drawing Name Description 30 Rural AOR Full Section STB_US Used for rural and suburban Intersections with shoulders 30 Rural AOR Half Section DL
66. aul View objects properties V only the vertical grid is shown Full The grids in one form or another go all over the Mass Haul View None No grids are displayed in the Mass Haul View Annotation Location In The annotation is generally all inside the Axis borders of the Mass Haul View Out The annotation is generally all outside the Axis borders of the Mass Haul View View Specifics All All the various Axis annotation is ON Majors Only Major Axis annotation is ON for both Elevations and Stations Elevs Elevation Minor Axis annotation is ON Station Minor Axis annotation is OFF Offs All Station Axis annotation is ON Elevation Minor Axis annotation is OFF Mass Haul View Style Notes A selection of Mass Haul View Styles are provided and are constructed in a reasonably consistent fashion All the styles are reasonably documented for key properties in the Description of the style However the various textsize and location details are not documented There are a lot of details that you need to be careful to make the same or complimentary to produce consistent Mass Haul View Styles Title annotation is typically ON for Out types and typically sized and located with the same common specifics Axis Title annotation is OFF for In types 10 17 Catchments oF Catchment Catchment Styles amp Label Styles Commands Catchment Features Used to display both the Boundary area of the catchment the catchm
67. be used as a basis for project storage and archiving in both AutoCAD Vault and file based project storage scenarios o Integrated Layer Standards resources with supplied Layer States Products may include optional City Standards o An entire sample project with working example drawings including a Sheet Set o Production Solution base ACAD resource files and additional may be supplied based on the Production Solution product downloaded and or purchased o Trial download versions of platform product will or may not contain all the resources referred to in this document 1 2 The Project Dataset A working sample project with resource data drawings data shortcuts and example finished sheets is supplied to help you become familiar with the template collection and its many features and capabilities Soend the time to play in it The sample project also serves as an integral part the continuous development process you should employ to create manage and maintain production Civil 3D templates Instructions on how to create an AutoCAD Profile is supplied in the installation instructions that points to the default installation location You should work on a copy and modify the Profile file locations based on your new project location Solution Standards Page 4 1 2 1 Where is the Project Dataset The manual installation process that we recommend for all Production Solution products allows you to locate the sample project at any location yo
68. by different applications These primitives are more scale dependent and more restricted than any simple graphic symbol Readability and rapid identification is important Since model based software is more data driven and more capable than traditional CAD applications at producing text based annotation on demand removing alpha numeric text from the symbols themselves is potentially a good goal However the text we use is in these common Symbols is there because we use it alot when we interpret plans Generating separate data driven labels requires more processes more specific Styles and at times more user maintenance work Presently in Civil 3D some Features are easy to annotate effectively and other particularly older core Features are more problematic We have to strike a balance between the text conversion problem and the on going maintenance to do it differently MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 18 2 2 Styles and Set Naming Consistency Styles and Sets allow considerable potential variety of Labels and Label Sets with Civil 3D Producing Label Styles and Sets that mimic different standards is usually relatively easy provided the SAME Style Names are used or shared between the developed templates Civil 3D Features can be inserted into templates sharing the same Style and Sets names and then display the Feature data much differently Entire drawings employing one Set of Style Stan
69. ction Solution Tools documentation for details about customizing Production Solution products with the spreadsheet tools Site Membership and login at cadpilot com required 2 2 National CAD Standards We strongly suggest that you subscribe to and get copy of the National CAD Standard It is a valuable and useful reference The goal of the NCS and its array of included standards is to produce common published plan sets and embrace those needs across all the Architectural Engineering and Construction disciplines We employ a civilized variant of the AIA NCS We employ a modified variation of the AIA Major and Minor Key structure optimized for civil engineering survey and mapping work The Civil variant does not conflict with the AIA Keys and we check for new conflicts when NCS releases occur Our Standard Keys are an Open resources and may be downloaded from www cadpilot com 2 2 1 A Path of Least Resistance The published NCS standards and recommendations are the path of least resistance By least resistance we mean it is easier to take the skilled and experienced work of others and modify that than to recreate the wheel from scratch As a nationally recognized and more frequently required governmental standard the NCS is easier to simply use and work around than ignore or fight The NCS is not perfect it does provide a common ground across the many Architectural Engineering and Construction disciplines The NCS is notably
70. customize them and or remove unwanted Styles from your templates or production drawings A wide variety of common Intersection solutions can be generated from the supplied Sets The common Assemblies used in the Sets can be edited after the Intersection is generated in a drawing to include subassemblies that employ more complex horizontal and vertical control The Intersection Wizard and editing capabilities can be used in a three step process Generate the Control Alignments and Profiles no corridor Edit the automatically built control and assemblies and afterwards generate a more refined Intersection Corridor Solution Standards Page 68 Assembly Sets An external XML file used to collect assemblies for Intersection Features The additional Sets employ the Assemblies list above in various combinations Naming Rule lt Release gt lt Speed gt lt AASHTO Name gt lt Speed gt lt AASHTO Name gt lt Optional Code gt AASHTO Name Names used are based on the AASHTO Green Book generic names e g Collector Local Speed Based on basic AASHTO Green Book maximum design speed table for medium traffic ratings where applicable Assemblies also conform to SmartCode 9 specification and conventions SmartCode conformance is documented in the Descriptions of the Assemblies Optional Code Half T is used to document special Sets that produce Intersections with only half sections for the Primary Road
71. dards can be inserted into a template that employs the same names to change the drawing to another standard configuration Smaller template drawing templates can be employed in this to update drawings as needed 18 2 3 Textstyle Naming Consistency All the blocks employed must use a common set of textstyles The basic Platform Symbol Set s employs only the default Proposed and Existing textstyles Additional Symbol Sets may employ additional standardized textstyles 18 2 4 Linetype Naming Consistency All linetypes supplied with the platform are historic AutoCAD linetypes or new linetypes that adhere to an NCS like naming convention 18 2 5 Block Name Consistency Civil 3D effectively wrappers existing AutoCAD block object technology This allows for publishing of Civil 3D Features at multiple scales with few to zero manual alterations to the data The traditional AutoCAD blocks are referenced by BOTH Feature Styles AND Label Styles A block naming convention and name consistency must be maintained to simplify any Standards conversion any Style update processes or digital conversion to a different CAD or GIS data format Simply put the block names remain the same but the graphic content of the blocks differs There is rarely a perfect ONE to ONE match between and two graphic standards but MOST symbols have avatars across multiple standards Typically minor variations are also acceptable 18 3 Block Graphic Assessme
72. ded Default install versions of all MVblocks are employed 13 Pipe Structure and Pressure Pipe Catalogs Typical files supplied with default Civil 3D install 14 Highway and Railway Design Check Files Typical files supplied with default Civil 3D install 15 Quantity Take Off Typical files supplied with default Civil 3D install 16 Superelevation and Railway Cant Standards Typical files supplied with default Civil 3D install MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 17 Intersection Feature Styles Names and Assembly Sets A collection of STB based Assemblies are supplied and used in Intersection Assembly Sets Stored in the default Civil 3D content storage location Assemblies Imperial STB_US folder All the included Assemblies employ the Standard Assembly Style the Standard Code Set Style This allows you to employ the assemblies without having to customize them and or remove unwanted Code Set Styles and referenced Styles from your templates or production drawings Intersection Assembly Sets are also supplied and located in the same folder 17 1 Assembly Drawings Assembly Drawings Used to collect subassemblies into full and partial road sections The supplied examples are employed in the supplied Assembly Sets All the supplied assemblies are stored in STB drawings reference the default Production Solution monochrome STB file The Assemblies are named with
73. display Above the feature and to the left o A Design Layer State and external file is provided 2 3 4 Existing Conditions o All Features and Labels are routed by component to NCS Survey V layers o Existing conditions label styles use the Existing textstyle Prior versions employed oarial textstyle by default or are forced to an italic arial when necessary in labels contain both conditions o Label Styles for Features employ an Ex prefix when the style is used to annotate survey and or existing conditions o Label Styles for Profile and Section View typically are designed to display Below the feature and to the right o A Survey Layer State and external file is provided 2 4 Text Layers 2 4 1 NCS LABL Layers o Civil 3D Label Styles are different and more complex object than the text primitives expected by the National CAD Standard recommendations o By default all Feature generated labels are sent to NCS Design and Survey layers ending in LABL to clarify this innate difference o LABL layers can be easily renamed to the default NCS IDEN modifier if required o General text labels are routed to an NCS General C ANNO layer s 2 4 2 NCS TEXT Layers o Layers with NCS TEXT endings are supplied throughout the layer list but are NOT employed for the supplied Feature Label Styles TEXT layers are supplied for manually entered text not generated by Label Styles M
74. dium 50 2 3 screened 0 500 Wide Wide screened 50 4 0 700 Extra Extra Wide 50 Wide screened 1 000 Moderat Moderate Bold 50 6 e Bold screened 1 400 Bold Bold screened 50 7 Solution Standards Page 7 2 000 Extra Extra Bold 50 8 Bold screened No one says you can t tweak the table perhaps to employ more final digits and or different Named plotstyles in a category as done with 2 and 3 the table above Layer Standards employ the last digit of 2 for proposed Mediums and 3 for existing Mediums for consistency s sake The next digits reading from right to left in the ACI number and color table determine the SHADE of color We employ regular themes in our supplied Layer States VEGE stuff shades of green and the various UTILs is the obvious shades of color for example Utility colors approximate standard USA roadway markup colors Changing the SHADES applied to Civil 3D s numerous annotative layers can theme your Civil 3D templates and drawings in dramatic fashion if you are so inclined The C3D View Features and related layers based on the Standard Keys demonstrate clearly how a theme may be done 2 5 3 Black or White Background Matters Layer Standards employ the next digits reading right to left to the help manage color visibility differences between black and white screen backgrounds For example yellow is easy to see on black but problematic on white The device of adding o
75. drawings prior to loading linetypes or load errors will occur o Adefault 0 1 text height is used for linetypes that include text o Prototype Text based linetypes are supplied in the lin files o Support for classic NCS subscript x Support for typical DOT upper and lower case condition based linetypes o Support for all common external NCS utilities Support for typical pipes and materials Support of typical property boundaries and related right of ways o Support for common NCS site features fences hedge lines treelines water features etc 2 7 Plotstyles The Civil 3D drawing templates included in the product are all based on named plotstyle STB and NOT color based CTB plot methodology see below o A separate STB based set of Assembly drawings and a Tool Palette that references these drawings is provided o Specific Production Solution products may include specific and or additional STB resource files 2 7 1 Layer Standards Spreadsheet A Layer Standards spreadsheet is supplied with InstantOn and Jump Kit products that allows rapid customization of the Layer properties 2 8 Style Based Plotting STB The template collection is delivered with multiple NCS compliant STB files and relies on named plotstyles rather than older and potentially more confusing color table based CTB files Solution Standards Page 10 o The included STB files need to be located properly in the Support path as a reso
76. e Anchor itself is useful when you want labels either perpendicular Perp or parallel Para to the Feature itself This works for Ticks and simple Stationing a Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor point on the Profile x Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension point xBup Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension at Profile View Bottom going up This is typically used for Existing conditions Ex xTtd Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension at Profile View Top going down This is typically used for Proposed conditions Pr Para parallel to Section and Perp perpendicular to Section may be used to clarify label rotation Linear objects to various NCS C or V ROAD SCTN LABL layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Contents may include Section and related Feature properties A descriptive Section purpose name may be used for special cases instead of the naming convention Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o Labels that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style There are multiple groups of Section Label Style
77. e gt lt optional Grid specifics gt lt Annotation Location gt lt View Specifics gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used All objects to various NCS C ROAD SCTN layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Grid Types Clip The grid is clipped to profiles in the View There are basically two possible methods HV the clipping is controlled by the Clip to Highest property of the Section View Style PP the clipping is controlled by the specific Section selected for clipping in an individual Section View objects properties Full The grids in one form or another go all over the Section View None No grids are displayed in the Section View Annotation Location In The annotation is generally all inside the Axis borders of the Section View Out The annotation is generally all outside the Axis borders of the Section View View Specifics View Specifics Updated name convention 2012 HHX Exaggeration factor used the number is multiplied by the Current Horizontal Drawing Scale to produce the Actual Vertical Exaggeration of the Section view MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc All All the various Axis annotation is ON Majors Only Major Axis annotation is ON for both Elevations and Offsets Vert Horizontal Axis annotation is Vertical Same All Axis annotation is sized with the same text heights Section View Style Notes
78. e lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style Typical Content for Pipe features is used Typical Pipe Network System Codes are used MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Pipe Plan Profile Label Styles Used to label Pipes in both Plan and Profile views Uses Pipe Label Style naming convention a Label is designed typically for PLAN configurations and is attached to the Pipe Label point x Label is designed typically for Profile use and is attached to the Pipe Dimension point Expressions may be employed in some styles Special Stacked versions of label styles are supplied Pipe Crossing Section Label Styles Used to label Pipe in Section views Uses Pipe Label Style naming convention x Label is designed typically for Section use and is attached to the Pipe Dimension point Expressions may be employed in some styles Pipe Table Styles Used to produce Pipe data from the Pipe Network in a tabular form Naming Rule lt Contents gt lt char gt lt Contents gt All use typical and shortened Pipe data names for Contents used in the naming convention 10 20 Structures F Structure Structure Styles Structure Rule Set Label Styles Table Styles Structure Styles Used to control and display Structure F
79. eatures Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Purpose Name gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical Pipe Network system type names are used Linear objects to NCS C or V lt short system Name gt layers Area hatches to NCS PATT layers Area hatches are typically not displayed Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Structure Rule Set Contains Structure Rules used to set Rules on Structures in Pipe Networks Supplied are basic examples and prototype styles 2012 added support for common NCS utilities Naming Rule lt System gt lt optional Purpose Name gt lt Details gt Typical NEW and NORULES prefix conventions may be used NORULES may be used to remove rules from Structures Special example Sets may employ names outside the convention Structure Label Styles Used to annotate Structure features in Plan Profile and Section Supplied are basic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples Existing Conditions All use Existing textstyle and to V lt short system name gt layer Proposed Conditions All use Proposed textstyle and to NCS C lt short system name gt LABL layers MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 55 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Anchor Code gt lt space gt lt optional Rotation gt lt Conten
80. ection Band Styles types below No INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions are be used Title and Border Display Codes T Title is displayed B Border is displayed Band Label Rotation Typically 0 90 or 270 rotational display of data contents All objects to various NCS C ROAD SCTN layers 2012 All labels to C ROAD SCTN LABL from C ROAD SCTN TEXT Section View Section Data Band Styles Type Code SVD Displays any data from the sections included in the Section View Typically this Band type will show Section elevations Elevations Major Offset and Centerline are typically shown Section View Section Segment Band Styles Type Code SVS Displays Section data from a selected and weeded surface in ONE simplified graphic form with Band labels at a variety of key Section surface locations Prior to 2012 Segment Band Styles were not particularly useful because you could not weed the length of segments sampled from the section They did work for large segment lengths in Pr Site type Sections at Major Offset locations Section View Table Styles Used to produce table output for Cut and Fill and the various Materials sampled at a specific station Generating the tables will increase the space necessary to display and plot Sections Two Section View Table Style types are available Total Volume Material When you generate one or more Sections you can also chose to create one of these types of tables However you must
81. ects that are beginning to appear in Civil 3D and already exist in other model based applications These objects are designed represent real world objects take up real space and potentially respond to the surrounding objects accordingly The best example of this in Civil 3D at present are the Pipe Network and its related Features Pipes and Structures At this time these Civil 3D Features allow you to attach common symbols to represent these in various views Plan Profile Section etc but also have the ability to represent themselves in more elaborate ways inside the application Solution Standards Page 71 Both Surfaces and Corridor Features also have these capabilities as well to some degree These objects are data collectors responders and producers Therefore more care must be taken moving them around The National CAD Standard and many other Standards organizations all point out the significant difference between SYMBOLIC representations and these other model based objects Confusing the two is often easy to do Symbol Sets are about the location Symbol representation that Civil 3D addresses by employing Style 18 2 1 2 Text and Shapes All CAD applications collect CAD primitives together to create blocks cells groups or whatever they are called Lines arcs and circles etc are well agreed upon geometry is geometry but more complex objects particularly text and text like SHAPES are handled differently
82. ed civil utility Major Group Codes of UTXX where the two final characters define the utility type are employed o A C predicate implies the linetype is intended for proposed conditions C linetypes with text employ CAPITOL letters o A V predicate implies the linetypes is intended for existing conditions V linetypes with text employ lowercase letters NCS compliant text linetypes with X subscripts are also included for major utility types 2 6 3 NCS 4 0 5 0 Linetype Resources Beyond the linetype naming conventions listed above the NCS versions of Production Solution products include a special resource files a lin and shx files to add support for typical NCS linetype conventions The included NCS40 lin and NCS5O lin files includes the specific documented linetype details Check that resource file The other general details are summarized below o Linetypes that include referenced named NCS SHAPES reference a default NCS40 shx file Solution Standards Page 9 o Alllinetypes are based on the public domain NCS40 linetype specification Minor modifications have been made for architectural to civil units and default text heights o Alltext in linetypes employs the NCS compliant Arial Windows True Type font by reference to anamed textstyle Production Solution NCS 4 0 5 0 products employ a Proposed textstyle Early versions employed an Arial textstyle The textstyle must exist in
83. ed to Existing conditions The templates all employ STB plotting methodology Therefore you can change colors of layers at will However it is probably a good idea to conform to the NCS Standard Tri Service color to lineweight rules to make things easier to maintain The Jump Kit product contains basic Excel data tables that edit and used to create Rename scripts to make changes Layer Rename processes should be performed in drawings that contain the referencing Feature and Label Styles The previously supplied Layer table has been removed from this document The raw data is a more useful resource than the printed table See the Resources Layer Standards folder in the produce for the supplied resources available to you 7 Reports Only the default Civil 3D reports supplied in the typical install are employed Solution Standards Page 18 8 Drawing Settings gt Object Layers 8 1 Design Templates The following default Object layers are used in Design templates Specifics may vary by product Object Layer Alignment C ALGN Alignment Labeling C ALGN LABL Alignment Table C ALGN TABL Appurtenance C UTIL STRC Appurtenance Labeling C UTIL STRC LABL Assembly C VIEW SCTN Building Site A BLDG Cant View C VIEW PROF Catchment C HYDR CTCH Catchment Labeling C HYDR CTCH LABL Corridor C ALIN CORR Corridor Section C VIEW SCTN Feature Line C SITE FEAT Fitting C UTIL STRC
84. ed to label on the alignment Design Speed values changes Alignment Superelevation Critical Points Label Styles Type Code AC Used to label on the alignment superelevation points The other Alignment labels all employ the same naming convention as above Contents vary by the type of label and its purposes Alignment Cant Critical Points Label Styles Type Code AT Used to label on the alignment Cant points The other Alignment labels all employ the same naming convention as above Contents vary by the type of label and its purposes Alignment Station Offset Label Styles Type Code AO Used to label point locations relative to an Alignment A Format Code may be added to the naming convention for this Label Styles Multiple formats are supplied Formats There are 2 formats of labels supplied IL In Line label styles Component s contents are underlined with a single line Rotation is controlled by the text component S Stacked label styles A single or multiple Alignment Data components contain the contents No Rotation versions are supplied MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Alignment Line Label Styles Type Code AL Used to label Tangents in the Alignment geometry Labels behave and are named similar to Parcel Line labels A Tag label style is supplied Alignment Curve Label Styles Type Code AC Used to label Curves in the Alignment geometry Labels behave and are named
85. emplates o Use an example drawing from the supplied project or one that you create and evaluate the important feature styles and their related label styles o The goal is NOT to see all the cool things you can do with ALL the Civil 3D styles in the templates but exactly the opposite eliminate everything that you do NOT NEED o Identity the Styles and Label Style you want to keep for a Feature o Identify the ones you want to delete If there is a Label Set associated with the Feature you must adjust the list of label styles included the existing Labels Sets before you begin actually removing label styles for the Feature Otherwise you will need to rebuild the Label Sets manually o Identify Styles you want to remove that are currently used in the Sets and replace the styles in use with ones you want to keep or Standard styles o Delete styles that you do NOT expect to use immediately You can create one or more special templates to hold the styles you MIGHT use occasionally Civil 3D makes it relatively easy to get styles from one drawing to another via drag and drop and the Import utility o You can use the built in Overwrite facility in Civil 3D to fix Styles in a drawing when you accidently break the Simple Style Rules and mess up a production drawing It will happen o Always use the PURGE command to purge the Regapps from your templates o ALWAYS use the RECOVER and or AUDIT command on EVERY edited template BE
86. employ NCS NOPLOT layers Naming Rule lt Display Type gt lt space gt lt Contents gt Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 53 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc MoreCompetency Inc 10 19 Pipes Pipe Pipe Styles Pipe Rule Set amp Label Styles amp Plan Profile Crossing Section Table Styles Pipe Styles Used to display and control pipe in Pipe Network models and their included geometry Supplied are basic examples and prototype styles 2012 added support for common NCS utilities Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Lines gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical Pipe Network system type names are used Linear objects to NCS C or V lt short system Name gt layers Area hatches to NCS PATT layers Area hatches are typically not displayed Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Pipe Rule Set Contains Pipe Rules used to set Rules on pipes in pipe networks Supplied are basic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples Naming Rule lt System gt lt Size gt lt optional Purpose Name gt lt Contents gt Typical NEW and NORULES prefix conventions may be used NORULES may be used to remove rules from Pipes Special example Sets may employ names outside the convention Pipe Label Styles Used to annotate Pipe features in Plan Profile and Section Supplied are bas
87. ent s Flow Path based on the calculated Time of Concentration and Markers at TOC locations By default Civil 3D 2012 employs the NRCS SCS TR 55 method to calculate TOC you may also employ a user defined value Catchment can be constructed from surface Features and or manually from polyline data with elevation Time of Concentration calculations are performed serially for the Flow Path and Markers The Flow Path Segments can be manually added and edited in the Flow Path vista For SSA output no more than 3 segments or any type are supported in the Flow Path Markers are produced at the Most Distance Point Discharge Point and calculated Flow Path segment start points Graphic representations used in the Catchments typically employ Naming Rule lt Contents gt lt Detail gt INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions are used All objects to various NCS C HYDR CTCH layers Solution Standards Page 52 MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Catchment Area Label Styles Used to annotate Catchment Area features in Plan Type Code CA Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used All objects to NCS C HYDR CTCH LABL layer Catchment Flow Segment Label Styles Used to annotate Flow Segments within Catchment features in Plan Type Code CF Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Anchor Code gt lt s
88. ent Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o Labels that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style Structure Table Styles Used to produce Structure data in tabular formats Naming Rule lt Contents gt lt char gt lt Contents gt All use typical and shortened Structure data names for Contents used in the naming convention 10 21 Pressure Pipe Networks aii Pressure Network Parts Lists Commands Parts Lists New in 2013 Section support added in 2014 Supplied are example parts lists based on the default Pressure Pipe Catalogs that ship with Civil 3D No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples beyond the essential basics Naming Rule lt System gt lt space gt lt Contents gt The following System codes may be used and are additionally employed by other Pipe and Pressure Pipe network features System Codes CO FO IL IR IW NG PH SD SS WR MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 56 10 22 Pressure Pipes go Pressure Pipe gt Pressure Pipe Styles Label Styles Pressure Pipe Styles New in 2013 Section sup
89. ention MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 40 Symbol Codes Profile labels may employ Circular and Rectangular symbols with simplified single or double digit Station data 0 Used for labels with Circular Symbols R Used for labels with Rectangular Symbols Label Content Conventions BE Begin and End Location is supplied Hpt High Point Location is supplied Lpt Low Point Location is supplied cData Used for typical Vertical Curve data tData Used for typical Tangent data Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o ny Labels that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style There are multiple groups of Profile Label Styles that provide the ability to annotate a Profile in depth based on the model properties of the Feature Profile Station Group A collection of Profile Labels Styles all connected to the station locations of the profile These are referred to as Group labels Labels in the Station Group were constructed with Pr Proposed labels Top Down and to the left and showing above the profile Ex Existing labels in both Top
90. entions used are the result of our long term effort to discover something that works but is not too complex or difficult to learn The template s themselves are a continuous work in progress and we are always searching for a better cleaner and easier way to get it done We employ a planned way of naming everything in the template s Unfortunately this cannot be an absolute LAW with a single set of rules Civil 3D s power functionality and variety of solution paths appear to make that impossible unless you want to have long and overly complex names 9 2 1 Naming Convention Goals Balance is the goal of our naming conventions Make the naming convention e Relatively easy to train learn and understand e Useful and meaningful during the operation of critical tasks inside the workflow of Civil 3D e As easy as possible to maintain 9 2 2 The Need for Style Ownership You may employ the template s as is However many organizations will make some level of changes almost Solution Standards Page 22 immediately At some point almost everyone will begin to make changes to the template s and the styles they contain e You should spend the time initially to take ownership of the styles you believe you will commonly use in the template s 9 2 3 Own the Sets e Sets for complex features like Alignments Profiles and Sections are the best place to start e Configure the Sets to use the most suitable styles supplied in the temp
91. ents gt Optional Prefix Used in product templates for product abbreviations and or to organize the collection order of the Sets Discipline Single letter Codes match the NCS Layer Standard Discipline Keys 0 Keys are mapped to NCS Design Layers and employ design Point Styles and labels V Keys are mapped to NCS Survey Layers and employ survey Point Styles and labels Line Codes Line or Lines Denotes the use of single or double digit numeric linecodes if employed in the DKS to match an appropriate figure prefix database Solution Standards Page 32 Point Style Codes Default s single D or double DD Denotes whether Point Style and or Point Label Style are set to default and therefore controlled by Point Group properties PD Employs Explicit Point Styles controlled by point feature and default Point Label Styles DL Explicit Point Label Styles controlled by point feature and default Point Styles FormatDesc Describes the general purpose and or contents of the Format field Contents Other specifics about the Description Key Set e g the support of a specific standard NCS CADOT etc 10 3 Point Clouds Point Cloud Point Cloud Styles Commands Point Cloud Styles Used to display and control the properties of point clouds Typically this involves the processing of the point cloud data set into ranges by a variety of values dependant on the data supplied Typically only
92. ets in Civil 3D help you control the application of all the details at once It is good practice to use a Label Set rather than construct the labels list and all the related values on the fly in a Feature s Labels tab or dialog box Building the list manually produces inconsistent results because you often have a lot of properties values you must get set to produce suitable results e Importing a Label Set to a Feature will add OR replace the existing list of styles in the dialog box and relabel the Feature with the new styles and values saved in the Label Set when the list is applied It is the ADD OR REPLACE that can fool you e Importa blank or empty Label Set NOLABELS to clear the Style and property list quickly Solution Standards Page 23 e You must hit the Apply button to display the new Set in the drawing with the Set values without leaving the Label Set dialog box e The OK button will Apply the new style list and associated values and will also exit the dialog box 9 5 General Style Name Rules The following are the general naming conventions used and why we did things the way we did 9 5 1 Toolspace Sorting and Grouping The naming conventions have a significant relationship to the display and grouping of Feature Sets Styles and Label Styles in the Civil 3D Toolspace The default general naming convention makes significant use of the standard Toolspace sort to make locating the right style easier fo
93. ew Band Sets Collect named groups of Band styles and property settings for Bands added to Section Views Used to collect multiple Section View Bands and often used to label property values together by name Bands Sets can control the Top or Bottom location of the Bands The default used is Bottom Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt optional Purpose gt lt space gt lt Contents gt lt Details gt NOBANDS Set in supplied to speed Band removal Special example Label Sets may employ names outside the convention MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 49 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Section View Band Styles Used to annotate the various geometry parts and or referenced geometry to the Section surface s included in the Section View All included Band Styles used in the supplied Sets are by default located at the Bottom of the Section View Basic examples are provided for all Band Style types More detailed styles may be provided for typically employed band requirements Bands without Band Titles and or Borders are supplied for Section Views that do not display Axis lines Graphic representations used in the Band Styles typically employ Naming Rule Revised for 2012 for working Section Segment Styles lt Type Code gt lt space gt lt Title and Border Display gt lt space gt lt Band Label Rotation gt lt Band Contents Summary gt The Section View Band Type Codes are listed with the S
94. ew Style PP the clipping is controlled by the specific Profile selected for clipping in an individual Profile View objects properties Full The grids in one form or another go all over the Profile View None No grids are displayed in the Profile View Annotation Location In The annotation is generally all inside the Axis borders of the Profile View Out The annotation is generally all outside the Axis borders of the Profile View View Specifics Updated name convention in 2012 HX Exaggeration factor used the number is multiplied by the Current Horizontal Drawing Scale to produce the Actual Vertical Exaggeration of the profile view All All the various Axis annotation is ON Majors Only Major Axis annotation is ON for both Elevations and Stations Vert Horizontal Axis annotation is Vertical Same All Axis annotation is sized with the same text heights Split Names Updated name convention in 2012 SLeft Split Left Right vertical Axis components are turned OFF for use in split profiles Right Horizontal Axis Offset set to 0 0 SMiddle Split Middle BOTH vertical Axis components are turned OFF for use in split profiles Horizontal Axis Offsets are set to 0 0 SRight Split Right Left vertical Axis components are turned OFF for use in split profiles Left Horizontal Axis Offset set to 0 0 Stacked Names Updated name convention 2012 TTop Stack Top Bottom horizontal Axis components are turned
95. file Band Styles types below No INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions are to be used All objects to various NCS C ROAD PROF layers Profile View Band Sets Collect named groups of Band styles and property settings for Bands added to Profile Views Used to collect multiple Profile View Bands and often used label property values together by name Band Sets can control the Top or Bottom location of the Bands The default used is Bottom Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt optional Purpose gt lt space gt lt Contents gt lt Details gt NOBANDS Set in supplied to speed Band removal Special example Label Sets may employ names outside the convention MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Profile View Profile Data Band Styles Type Code PD Displays any data from the profiles included in the Profile View Typically this Band type will show profile elevations or differences between two profile elevations including Cut amp Fill at Station Locations Profile View Vertical Geometry Band Styles Type Code PVG Displays Alignment data in ONE simplified graphic form with labels Profile View Horizontal Geometry Band Styles Type Code PHG Displays Profile data in multiple simplified graphic forms with labels Curvature Geometry and Radius forms are supplied Profile View Superelevation Data Band Styles Type Code SE Displays Superelevation data in simplified graphic
96. for generic vertical curve annotation Crest Labels include basic vertical curve data passing site distance and stopping distance data Sag Labels include basic vertical curve data and headlight distance data Above and Below label position codes may be used to clarify vertical curve data positioning relative to horizontal linework if employed High and Low label position code may be used to clarify vertical curve data positioning based on High and Low Point Anchor locations for Crest or Sag labels Asy Asymetric Parabolic Vertical Curve data is supplied no Passing Sight Stopping Sight or Headlight Distance data Cir Circular Vertical Curve data is supplied no Passing Sight Stopping Sight or Headlight Distance data Solution Standards Page 42 10 9 Profile Views yj Profile View gt Profile View Styles Label Styles Station Elevation Depth 4 Projection Band Styles gt Band Sets Profile Data gt Vertical Geometry Horizontal Geometry Superelevation Data Sectional Data Pipe Network _ gt Commands Profile View Styles Used to display Profile View Features Profile and Section View Features are the publishing engines for sectional data in Civil 3D The View features include a large number of components that are controlled in a relatively complex user interface to adjust all of the parts and their properties A View Style puts a name to all of that detailed work to make thing
97. frustrated with the software e Sets allow you to remember just one name instead of five names and a bunch of other related detailed property information e Hint If the task appears complex and detailed there is probably a Set and or a wizard that uses the Sets available to make the process easier 9 1 5 Take what you Name in Civil 3D seriously e You may have to live with the name longer than you expected Solution Standards Page 21 9 1 6 Always use the Description box e Document what you ve done because you will name a lot more things in Civil 3D than in AutoCAD or Land Desktop e The Description fields in Features Feature Styles and Feature Label Styles are there to help you If you don t use them you will waste time and work a lot harder Your work will also be much harder for others and you to follow e You will forget you did Document Why you made it What did you make it for How did you make it What makes it different 9 2 Style Naming Conventions Now that we know that Names are really important in Civil 3D it stands to reason that we need some rules about how to name things a naming convention Civil 3D contains a large number of Features and many Features have a potential host of related Label Styles that are used to annotate the civil engineering model Over the last five years we have attempted a number of naming schemes to address the complexity problem that Civil 3D users face The conv
98. he Templates 15 3 5 4 Delete Styles in Production Templates 15 3 5 5 Thin down the Design Templates 16 3 5 6 Thin Down the Survey Template 16 Fonts and Text Styles 17 4 1 1 Proposed is the Default Textstyle 17 4 1 2 Referenced Textstyles 17 4 1 3 Modified Historic Textstyles 17 5 Hatch Patterns 17 6 Layers 18 6 1 1 Delete unwanted Layers 18 6 1 2 Renaming Layers 18 6 1 3 Layer State External Files 18 7 Reports 18 8 Drawing Settings gt Object Layers 18 8 1 Design Templates ccscccssccssseesseecsseeeenees 18 8 2 Survey Templates ccsccccscecsseseseecssreeeeeees 19 8 3 New Feature Layers cccceceeeeseeneeeeeeeeeeeees 20 8 3 1 2010 20 8 3 2 2011 20 8 3 3 2012 20 MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 8 3 4 2013 20 10 18 Pipe NEtWOFkS cc eeseeseeseeeecsseeeeeseeaeeeenees 53 9 Feature Style Conventions 21 10 19 Pip s sesiis sassoni ri ieoa i ia 54 9 1 The Power Of NameS ccccccccssssseccccecssacecececs 21 10 20 StU CETUS vcs sansdnccriesssevcanelnattesivescdeeanebaaevies sceee 55 9 1 1 Layers are a simple Style 21 10 21 Pressure Pipe NEtWOrkS ceceeeeeseereeeeeees 56 9 1 2 Feature and Label Styles Do the Work 21 10 22 Pressure PIPES ciscisssicceccessanets ncsscsesosteedasees suede 57 9 1 3 The Display tab 21 10 23 FittiNgS ssscsecesssescceaicebscasswes ceossecscesstsosvadcceessesccee 58 9 1 4 Style Names Matter More 21 10 24 Appurtenances
99. he Textstyles Linetypes and Blocks o You can mix and match as you see fit and still upgrade in the future with fewer hassles and headaches o Complete customization services and training is available upon request Please send inquiries to sales cadpilot com 2 Standards and Conventions The Production Solution is not only compliant with more published Standards than anything else available in the worldwide civil engineering marketplace for any price The platform product is unquestionably becoming an emerging standard itself Platform products are in daily use in every State in the United States and in many other countries as well Ports of the platform have been done into metric and multiple foreign languages Customers include some of the largest civil engineering firms in the world Many of the ENR top 100 have downloaded and or employ all or portions of the platform Many US Local and County governments employ the platform in various flavors MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Many of the US State DOTS have downloaded versions of the platform and or employ portions or are evaluating it Many Federal departments use or are presently evaluating all or portions of the platform 2 1 Production Solution Tools Production Solution products employ Excel spreadsheets to standardize maintain and create much of the integrated standards supplied and discussed below See the separate Produ
100. ic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples Existing Conditions All use Existing textstyle and to V lt short system name gt layer Proposed Conditions All use Proposed textstyle and to NCS C lt short system name gt LABL layers Solution Standards Page 54 Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Anchor Code gt lt space gt lt Rotation gt lt Contents gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Para parallel to Pipe and Perp perpendicular to Pipe may be used to clarify label rotation Anchor Codes Pipe Labels are attached to the Feature Label Anchor or the Feature Dimension Anchor a Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object x Label is designed to be attached to the Pipe Dimension Anchor point xBup Label is designed to be attached to the Pipe Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Bottom going up This is typically used for Existing conditions Ex Proposed conditions may also employ the code for Pipe labels xTtd Label is designed to be attached to the Pipe Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Top going down This is typically used for Proposed conditions Pr Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o aan Labels that include multipl
101. ing Symbols and MV Blocks 64 9 4 2 Some Basic Label Set Rules 23 13 Pipe Structure and Pressure Pipe Catalogs 64 9 5 General Style Name RuleS ccccccceeseceees 24 14 Highway and Railway Design Check Files 64 9 5 1 Toolspace Sorting and Grouping 24 15 Quantity Take Off 64 9 6 Style Name Conventions cccccesccceeseeeeees 24 16 Sup relevation and Railway Cant Standards 6A 9 6 1 General Label Style Rules 25 17 Intersection Feature Styles Names and Assembly 10 Feature Styles 26 10 1 General Multi purpose Styles cceceeceees 26 sets 65 10 2 Pains eet attnacncatiaaneucdad 31 IL AEO I OAAS eeen 65 10 3 POINt Clouds esssssssssssssssssssssssssssssstsesssssstenee 32 TA ASSEM DENS irtee 68 10 4 Surfaces esnin inin ianiai ianiai 33 18 Symbol Set Naming Conventions 71 10S Parcels stich cunastaraaunrddacaduseitans 35 18 1 Complete Symbol Documentation 71 10 6 Grading 36 18 2 It s About Plan Set Publication 71 10 7 Alignments scsscsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseen 37 18 2 2 Styles and Set Naming Consistency 72 10 8 Profiles ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessessssssseen 39 18 2 3 Textstyle Naming Consistency 72 10 9 Profile VIEWS ssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssseeseetstenseen 42 18 2 4 Linetype Naming Consistency 72 10 10 Superelevation VieWS c ccccccssssssesesessseseceeees 45 18 2 5 Block Name Consistency 72 10 11 Cant V EWS sssssssssssssssssssss
102. ing materials will generally employ a similar layer system o Layer Rename scripts the Layer Manager tool and or Map queries can be employed to change the named layers employed Rename layers in a drawing with the Civil 3D Styles you want to use already in place o Sample Design and Survey Layer States files are included with the template and may be employed to help you create and maintain different versions of the template 2 3 2 Utility Layers o The AIA based layer standards of the NCS employ Major Categories for utilities that are not alphabetically arranged e g SSWR WATR etc o Major Categories beginning with UT were used in the templates to better group typical civil engineering utility layers This is compliant with the recommendations and far more usable in a production civil environment o Sample layer scripts are supplied with most products to conform final deliverables to a strict NCS Major Group Layer convention for utilities 2 3 3 Proposed Conditions o All Features and Labels are routed by component to NCS Design C layers MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc o Proposed design label styles use the Proposed textstyle by default Prior versions used an arial textstyle by default o Label Styles for Features employ a Pr prefix when the style is used to annotate design o Label Styles for Profile and Section View typically are designed to
103. ional Condition gt lt optional Purpose gt lt Contents gt Typical Ex Pr INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Survey Figure Styles Used to display Survey figures Naming Rule lt Optional Condition gt lt optional Link Code Name or Purpose gt Typical Ex Pr INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Figure Styles employ general Markers to display vertices of various types at various point locations on the linear feature Figure Styles may use typical Civil 3D roadway Subassembly Code Names so automatic match can occur easily Figures are generally sent to a NCS compliant V layers based on the Figure Contents Survey Figure Label Styles New for 2013 Used to annotate Survey figures Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt Contents use typical Figure Feature data annotation derived from geometry the objects Labels to typical NCS compliant V LABL Layers MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 62 Survey Line amp Curve Label Styles Used to manually label Figure features in a similar fashion to labels generated from other Civil 3D Feature geometry These styles are NOT the same styles related to specific Parcel and Alignment Features but generally will accomplish the same annotative and quality assurance tasks on Figure Features Line and Curve Label Styles use the Ex Pr NEW and
104. ivil 3D groups of Label Styles related to a specific Feature may also be collected into Label Sets Label Sets allow the end user to rapidly change the entire collection of labels and other default values MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc You should take ownership and or make copies of Set collections in your templates see above This will make maintenance and upgrades easier Understanding a couple of Civil 3D Label Set rules and caveats will help you employ Label Sets more effectively 9 4 1 Label Set Caveats e Label Set application appears in a number of different user interface dialog boxes and wizards throughout Civil 3D Unfortunately the dialog interfaces are all slightly different due to the functional complexity of the specific Features Are you being asked for a Set name or a Style name e Many Civil 3D wizards employ Set selection pick list boxes to apply named Sets to Features on different pages in the wizard If your Sets have very similar names to your styles this can be confusing You think you are applying a single style when you are actually applying a Collection of styles and a set of property values at the same time e The applied Label Sets generated from a wizard interface can be changed later but typically this is NOT done by repeating the wizard You must know where to change the Set properties for the specific Features 9 4 2 Some Basic Label Set Rules e S
105. late e Rename the Set s by changing the JS end string that consists of these characters lt space gt lt hyphen gt lt space gt JS e Change the string to include your organization initials e g lt space gt lt hyphen gt lt space gt BTTB e From the Edit Sets dialog box e Rename all the styles in the Set by changing the JS end string e Change the string to include your organization initials e g lt space gt lt hyphen gt lt space gt BTTB 9 2 4 Own the Grading Criteria Tools Grading Criteria tools also need to be renamed and owned You cannot drag and drop update Grading Criteria tools that are embedded by name into existing Features This is particularly important for Grading Tools as their property definitions are linked by name applied at grading creation Update commands and processes are designed not destroy your existing work 9 2 5 Obey the Rules If you want to modify a style OBEY the Simple Style Rules see above If you follow the Simple Style Rules you will have both the benefit of production consistency and personal innovation and creativity 9 3 Label Styles are a Challenge Our detailed Style Naming rules are a structured approach to a complex problem Most of the detailed naming issues have to do with the large number of Label Styles associated with many Features Profile MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc View and Section View Features a
106. lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style Fitting Table Styles No Fitting Table Styles are supported in 2013 Added for future implementation and consistency Naming Rule lt Contents gt lt char gt lt Contents gt All use typical and shortened Structure data names for Contents used in the naming convention 10 24 Appurtenances G1 Appurtenance gt Appurtenance Styles Label Styles Appurtenance Styles New in 2013 Section support added in 2014 Used to control and display Appurtenance Features Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Purpose Name gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical Pipe and Pressure Pipe Network system type names are used Linear objects to NCS C or V lt short system Name gt layers Area hatches to NCS PATT layers Area hatches are typically not displayed Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Appurtenance Label Styles Used to annotate Appurtenance features in Plan and Profile Sections are not supported in 2013 Supplied are basic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples Existing Conditions All use Existing textstyle and to V lt short system name gt layer Proposed Conditions All use Pro
107. ls are attached to the Feature Label Anchor or the Feature Dimension Anchor a Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object aL or aR Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object These labels typically align themselves automatically with the pipe run Rotation is locked to the structure rotation and the Dragged state is As Composed so the label typically will stay parallel to the pipe run even when dragged Left and Rights are therefore needed to resolve dragged state leader issues based on the rotation of the structures X Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point xBup Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Bottom going up This is typically used for Existing conditions Ex Proposed conditions may also employ the code for Structure labels MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 58 xTtd Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Top going down This is typically used for Proposed conditions Pr Existing conditions may also employ the code for Structure labels Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o Labels that include multiple lines use the
108. lt Purpose gt Typical Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Solution Standards Page 60 10 26 Intersections ae Intersection Intersection Styles Label Styles Commands Intersection Styles Used to control the display of Intersection Features Marker component sent to a NCS compliant C ROAD INTS layer Naming Rule lt Purpose gt Typical Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Intersection Label Styles Used to annotate Intersection features in Plan Existing Conditions All use Existing textstyle and to V ROAD INTS LABL layer Proposed Conditions All use Proposed textstyle and to NCS C ROAD INTS LABL layer Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Anchor Code gt lt space gt lt optional Rotation gt lt Contents gt Typical An Ex Pr NEW a NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Assembly Drawings Used to collect subassemblies into full and partial road sections The supplied examples are employed in the supplied Assembly Sets All the supplied assemblies are stored in STB drawings reference the default Production Solution monochrome STB file The Assemblies are named with standard naming convention Cross Section Naming Rule lt Speed gt lt AASHTO Name gt lt Section Purpose Type gt lt Optional Code gt Curb Return Naming Rule Curb Fillets lt Optional Code s gt Speed Based on basic AASHTO Green Book maximum design speed
109. n C layers All objects to various NCS C ROAD SUPR layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Complex Styles may employ specific Color forcing to improve editing of specific Superelevation View parameters in the Feature Specific Lane and Shoulder color settings are controlled by the specific Superelevation View Feature and NOT by the Style 10 11 Cant Views A Cant View Cant View Styles Commands Cant View Styles New in 2013 Used to display and control Cant parameters and some specifics for a Rail Alignment Limited Style property control in 2013 Naming Rule lt Stationing gt lt Tick Type gt lt View Specifics gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used By default all Cant View Feature are on NCS Design C RAIL layers All objects to various NCS C RAIL CANT layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Complex Styles may employ specific Color forcing to improve editing of specific Cant View parameters in the Feature Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 45 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc MoreCompetency Inc 10 12 Sample Lines 75 Sample Line gt Sample Line Styles Label Styles Commands Sample Line Styles Used to display and control Sample Line Features Sample Lines are OFF by default in 3D Representations The display of the Sample Line Feature is probably the least important part of this Fea
110. n Anchor a Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object x Label is designed to be attached to the Pipe Dimension Anchor point xBup Label is designed to be attached to the Pipe Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Bottom going up This is typically used for Existing conditions Ex Proposed conditions may also employ the code for Pipe labels xTtd Label is designed to be attached to the Pipe Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Top going down This is typically used for Proposed conditions Pr Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o Labels that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style Typical Content for Pressure Pipe features is used Typical Pipe and Pressure Pipe Network System Codes are used Pressure Pipe Table Styles No Pressure Pipe Table Styles are supported in 2013 Added for future implementation and consistency Naming Rule lt Contents gt lt char gt lt Contents gt All use typical and shortened Pressure Pipe data names for Contents used in the naming convention Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 57 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc
111. nd applied to a Section View Command Setting may be changed to employ Corridor Point Labels in Section Views by Default Only points on subassemblies assigned labels in the CODE SET STYLE are labeled Stagger is typically applied to these labels 10 14 Section Views T Section View Section View Styles Group Plot Styles Sheet Styles amp Label Styles Offset Elevation Grade 4 Projection Band Styles Band Sets Section Data H Section Segment amp Table Styles amp Total Volume Material Commands Section View Styles Used to display cross section data including sampled data from any number of user selectable sources in the Sample Line Group producing the Section View Profile and Section View Features are the publishing engines for sectional data in Civil 3D Solution Standards Page 48 The View features include a large number of components that are controlled in a relatively complex user interface to adjust all of the parts and their properties A View Style puts a name to all of that detailed work to make things easier Existing or Proposed conditions do NOT matter for Section Views By default all Section View components are routed to the same collection of NCS Design Road Profile layers C ROAD SCTN in all the supplied Styles except NOPLOT versions Section View Styles have a different naming convention shared in common with Profile View Styles Naming Rule lt Grid Typ
112. ne V BRKL Fitting V UTIL STRC Fitting Labeling V UTIL STRC LABL General Note Label C ANNO LABL General Segment Label V PROP LABL Grading V TOPO Grading Labeling V TOPO LABL Grid Surface V TOPO GRID Grid Surface Labeling V TOPO LABL Interference V UTIL STRC LABL Intersection C ALGN INTS Intersection Labeling V ALGN LABL Mass Haul Line C VIEW MASS LINE Mass Haul View C VIEW MASS Match Line C ANNO MTCH Match Line Labeling C ANNO MTCH LABL Material Section C VIEW SCTN PATT Material Table C VIEW SCTN LABL Parcel V PROP Parcel Labeling V PROP LABL Parcel Segment V PROP LINE Parcel Segment Labeling V PROP LABL Parcel Table V PROP LABL Pipe V UTIL Pipe Labeling V UTIL LABL Pipe and Structure Table V UTIL LABL Pipe Network Section C VIEW SCTN UTIL Pipe or Structure Profile C VIEW PROF UTIL Solution Standards Page 19 Point Table V NODE LABL Pressure Network Section C VIEW SCTN UTIL Pressure Part Profile C VIEW PROF UTIL Pressure Part Table V UTIL LABL Pressure Pipe V UTIL Pressure Pipe Labeling V UTIL LABL Profile C VIEW PROF Profile Labeling C VIEW PROF LABL Profile View C VIEW PROF Profile View Labeling C VIEW PROF LABL Sample Line C ALGN SAMP Sample Line Labeling C ALGN SAMP LABL Section C VIEW SCTN LINE Section
113. nsion or Dimension location Remember that Label Sets for Profiles and Sections contain important properties that can automate the arrangement of lots of labels via the Extensions a Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor point on the Feature X Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension or Dimension point of the Feature xBup MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 25 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension or Dimension at Profile or Section View Bottom going up This is typically used for Existing conditions Ex xTtd Label is designed to be attached to the Anchor Extension or Dimension at Profile or Section View Top going down Solution Standards Page 26 10 Feature Styles 10 1 General Multi purpose Styles ti General ip Multipurpose Styles H G Marker Styles gt Feature Line Styles G Slope Pattern Styles gt Projection Styles Gy Code Set Styles gt Link Styles amp Shape Styles G Label Styles H Note H Line H Curve H Marker G Link Shape _ amp Commands The styles listed in this section of the Toolspace are used by a E other parts of the software and are typically nested into other Features Any style related to Assemblies is used in Section Views e Markers are directly related by NAME to Point Codes employed in the Subassemblies supplied with Civil 3D e
114. nt We employ a standard method to assess symbol graphic contents It is used to CODE existing graphic symbols for comparison purposes The methodology allows us to generalize and compare graphics between multiple published standards This produces a standardized block name like C PONT Benchmark SDT The block naming convention using full categorization is lt Discipline gt lt Group gt lt Contents gt lt Block Type gt lt Shape gt lt Graphic gt Our basis was a collection of blocks and cells found in public domain and or published versions of The National CAD Standard NCS 3 1 The National CAD Standard NCS 4 0 5 0 The Autodesk version of American Public Works Associations APWA Common Autodesk block libraries delivered with Civil 3D and Land Desktop A number of State DOT cell libraries available in multiple graphic and digital formats You may find this method useful to employ to categorize your current blocks and compare them to the supplied Symbol Set blocks or other Standard you need to match 18 3 1 Common Block Name Coding We categorize blocks based on usage In other words the symbol receives a Group code based on how it may be employed on typical plan sheets For example representing a utility structure property corner etc MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 72 www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 18 3 1 1 Block Group Category Typical National CAD Standard Layer scheme Major Grou
115. oCAD line work for annotation in a similar fashion to labels generated from Civil 3D Feature geometry These styles are NOT the same styles related to specific Parcel and Alignment Features but generally will accomplish the same annotative task on raw AutoCAD line work and on Civil 3D linear Features Line and Curve Label Styles use the Ex Pr NEW and NOPLOT general prefix conventions detailed above Multiple rotational versions of the formats are supplied Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt optional Span gt lt Contents gt Contents use typical linear data civil annotation derived from geometry the objects Labels with optional Span will label multi segment objects Typical Content names are used Typical Label Style Contents Separators are used MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 10 2 Points Point User Defined Property Classifications Point Styles Label Styles Point File Formats Description Key Sets External Data References Table Styles amp Commands VERVE Point Groups Point Groups are drawing specific Point Groups are a data collection in the Properties tab All Civil 3D Point Features are always a member of one or more Point Groups Point Features are always collected They are never independent of a Point Group collection Point Groups collect Point Features based on the varied specific Properties that determine Point membershi
116. ols to differentiate this key aspect 2 11 3 Symbol Sets A collection of named Symbols is referred to as a Symbol Set in the Production Solution product line Symbol Sets are designed to be replaceable allowing you to insert Civil 3D drawing data that uses one Symbol Set into a drawing that uses another Symbol Set to publish your work to multiple graphic Standards more easily Symbol Sets therefore employ exactly the same Symbol Names but vary in the specifics of the graphic representation attached to the symbol The names of the blocks in the Symbol Set are the same but the pictures employ can be different Solution Standards Page 12 o The default platform Symbol Set is based on the standard Land Desktop based symbol libraries and blocks Additional NCS compliant blocks are included All blocks have been cleaned and modified to conform to platform naming conventions for textstyle linetype etc o Most symbolic blocks are constructed within a 1 unit square or circle and employ unit less definition These blocks can therefore be employed in metric conversion without modification o Allthe blocks employ the Proposed and Existing textstyle naming convention o Specific products may or may not include separate independent block libraries and or Tool Pallets o Specific templates may include selection sets parts of the complete default Symbol Set o Specific Production Solution products may include specific and
117. omponents not Layers Every Civil 3D Feature has different Components In our templates we made things easy Mostly but NOT always the Components are mapped to a ByLayer property Since Color doesn t matter we use the STB plotting method we do force Component Color properties occasionally to MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc make things easier to visualize feature Component differences better This is done so you can visualize analyze and decide faster Therefore you can also design faster in Civil 3D 9 1 4 Style Names Matter More If Layer names mattered to you in AutoCAD Style names matter even more in Civil 3D Style names themselves are used to link lots of things together inside Civil 3D You know what a nested layer can do in a block e Recognize that Civil 3D uses a similar concept of nested Styles to do almost all of the annotation of the model Layers are important to your output in AutoCAD Styles are more important in Civil 3D e Style names are used to determine how the output of almost everything in the model looks and how it is labeled Civil 3D Name mapping speeds up complex tasks e Styles with the same name but referring to another Feature altogether can speed up and simplify some complex tasks like Corridor creation in Civil 3D Sets of Named Styles keep it simple e Collections of Styles called SETS can make all the difference between being productive and being
118. onent Contents Separators Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus character as a delimiter The character separates the contents of the label style o Separators aan Label that are include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter The content string may be made of multiple Label Style components or a single formatted stack in one component within the label style Typical Content for Surface Elevations are used Surface Watershed Label Styles Used to label watershed areas and locations on the surface model Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Format gt lt Name gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Labels are routed to C or V TOPO LABL layers Formats S Stacked label styles A single Surface Data component contains the contents No Rotation versions are supplied Surface Table Styles Used to annotate surface data in a tabular form Used as the published Legends for all Surface Analysis processes Data for any of the Analysis tabs and the surface model can be published via tables 7 Surface Table Style types are available All use typical surface data from the specific analysis for Contents used in the naming convention All use Table Style naming rules based on abbreviated contents All use typical separators Direction Elevation Slope Slope Arrow Contour Watershed User Defined Contour
119. onsider working examples The Sheet used in a Group Style will display and show border printable area and major grids but will not plot Manually relocating the displayed Sheet View in the drawing where the Sections are produced is often the easier course of action However changing the uphill properties like the Section Group Style and or Section View Style for the Sample Line Group will require you to repeat the move of the displayed Sheet process again The supplied Sheet Styles are provided only as an example You will have to adjust the properties for your specific circumstances if you employ printable grids Plot Sheet Style versions are only supplied as examples Rotation is OFF for In types 10 15 Mass Haul Lines 45 Mass Haul Line Mass Haul Line Styles Mass Haul Line Features Mass Hail Line Features display both the volumetric profile lines and the hatch filled areas under the Mass Haul Lines Naming Rule lt Line Type gt lt Area Type gt Both Free haul Balance and Grade point style types are supplied Both hatched and Fill Area style types are supplied 10 16 Mass Haul Views ov Mass Haul View Mass Haul View Styles Gy Commands Mass Haul View Features Used to display Mass Hail data sampled from Material Lists in the Sample Line Group producing the Mass View Mass Hail Views are like Profile and Section View Features The View features include a large number of components that are controlled
120. or Site gt lt Condition gt lt Contents gt lt space gt lt Details gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used 10 13 Sections hy Section Section Styles Label Styles Label Sets Major Offset Minor Offset amp Grade Break Segment Corridor Points Section Styles All Section Styles are applied and generate labels ONLY in Section Views Used to display Section geometry in Section Views The Section and Profile features share much in common as do the connected Section and Profile View features Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Section Purpose Name gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical descriptive section purpose names are used Linear objects to various NCS C or V ROAD SCTN layers Ground Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Styles for other surface data are Color forced for on screen display but Plotstyles are ByLayer Components are OFF in 3D Representations Section Label Sets Used to collect multiple Section Feature labels and often used label property values together by name Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt optional Purpose gt lt space gt lt Contents gt lt Details gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa NEW NOPLOT and NOLABEL prefix conventions may be used MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15
121. or additional Symbol Sets and resource files 2 11 4 Block Naming Convention Standardization of Block names is a critical component to successful Symbol Set replacement methodology and practice The AutoCAD blocks included in are categorized and named according to the following generalized naming rule lt NCS Discipline gt lt Major gt lt Common Name gt lt Version gt A proposed sewer manhole Symbol is named C UTSS MHOL A Point Style employing this Symbol would has the same platform name C UTSS Mhol JS 2 11 5 Sheet and Layout Template Blocks Only sample title blocks and a Civil 3D view Callout tag block from the current version of Civil are included These are necessary to understand and successfully employ the Sheet Set Manager and included Sheet Set template successfully MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 3 Hierarchy Customization and 2 Maintenance 3 1 Civil 3D Style and Setting Hierarchy Civil 3D employs a hierarchical model to Styles how things O look and Settings how the software behaves Changes A style that is referenced by another Style or Set is in use even though it may not be used directly in the current drawing You can replace references to one named Style with another in the Setting tab of the Toolspace You can easily Delete or Purge styles that are not in use To Delete a parent style you must Delete all the child styles that refer to
122. oreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 2 5 Layer Color Properties The colors of layers in the template have a formal relationship to actual line weights and screening in plots produced from the template s supplied in any platform products 2 5 1 Simple Color Rules Production Solution products never use the first 16 19 colors except Black White e Why People simply don t act like they actually care about what others do with their colors e The odds are if you work with anyone else they use these old school colors more than anything else e If they use CTB they are usually adamant about what their color to lineweight means to them You don t have to argue about that You re smart and employ a dumb down to CTB template to publish for them 2 5 2 Last Digit Rule The Last Digit Rule employs ONLY the final digit of an AutoCAD color in the ACI color table to derive the properties of the Layer Essentially any color SHADE first digits may be employed for a Key and the properties of the Layer The last digit of the color index number ACI is mapped to a lineweight We employ this simple table based on NCS recommendations and NCS named plotstyles There s significantly less to learn and remember This is exactly the point MM STB STB Screened Color Digit 0 000 Invisible Ink 0 180 Fine Fine screened 50 0 0 250 Thin Thin screened 50 1 0 350 Medium Me
123. other forced component properties were used in some design feature and label styles where this made sense Primarily this method of style is used for quality assurance and working design styles 2 3 Layer Properties All the templates employ a consistent set of Layer properties that should meet most commercial governmental and general GIS requirements with only minor modifications The layer names are NCS compliant and employ the systematic NCS rule based arrangement to layer name construction We employ the large project naming convention as this works best for most organizations and Solution Standards Page 6 allows easier integration with work from the other Architectural Engineering and Construction AEC disciplines 2 3 1 The layer standard with hyphen separators lt Discipline gt lt Major Key gt lt Minor Key gt lt Detail gt o This is the NCS Large Project Layer Naming Convention o Discipline is a Single character o All Major and Minor Categories use 4 letter codes o Detail typically also uses a 4 letter code but a 1 letter code may be used in certain special circumstances o Since Civil 3D will not require you to make lots of changes to Layer States in typical project drawings the NCS Layer Standard and naming convention makes sense for most firms and governmental organizations o Autodesk s example templates also employ the NCS layer format so any previous experience and the product s included train
124. p Point Groups are not a Style in Civil 3D They determine the Point Style or Label Style for member Point Features unless this is overridden by Description Key Set or individual point editing The Point Groups have a Priority property Priority determines how the Point Features will resolve to common Point Style and Label Style properties Point Groups amp Description Key Sets Point Style and Point Label Style properties in the individual Description Keys included in a Description Key Set DKS determine how much Point Feature control can be managed by Point Group in the drawing Setting the Point Style property in a Key to a value other than lt default gt will set the Point Style property individually for each point as the point enters the drawing Point Style properties set this way are a Child Override and the Point Group Point Style contro will NOT affect the displayed Point Style Point Styles Point Styles are generally named and therefore classified and sorted in the Toolspace into general groups based on the NCS Naming Rule lt NCS Discipline Code gt lt hyphen gt lt NCS Group gt lt hyphen gt lt Symbol Purpose gt 0 Styles for Features that are used typically for Design point symbols use the C prefix MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc V Styles for Features that are used typically for Survey or Existing point symbols use the V prefix Label Styles Used
125. p Key codes are used to gather Symbol Groups A symbol Group may be represented on multiple NCS Layer Major Keys as shown in the table below The following table reflects typical Named GROUPS identified and employed NCS Layer Major Key Group Description ANNO A Annotative ANNO AMRK Mark ANNO ATRM Terminator ANNO ALIN Line ANNO ASYM Symbol ANNO AIDN Identify ANNO ANOT Note ANNO ANAR North Arrow ANNO ASCL Scale SITE TOPO BORE Test Boring EROS EROS Erosion Control CTRL PROP TOPO NO DE PONT Point P Point or Property PROP PCNR Corner PROP PMON Monument PROP PSEC Section PVMT ROAD PKNG PVMT Pavement Marks RAIL RAIL Railroad SITE SITE General Site SITE TOPO TOPO Surface Features VEGE PLNT Shrubs TRAF TRAF Traffic TRAF TRSG Traffic Signal TRAF TRSN Traffic Sign VEGE TREE Tree UTIL WATR SSWR PO WR NGAS FOIL UT Utility UTIL UTIL General POWR UTEL Power WATR UTWR Water SSWR UTSS Sanitary STORM UTSD Storm NGAS UTNG Natural Gas FUEL UTFO Fuel Oil PHON UTPH Phone Communications UTIW Industrial Waste COMM UTCO Communications Cable See the Layer Standards spreadsheet tool for release specific details and changes MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 18 3 1 2 Block Graphic Typing We also further type the block based on both common SHAPES and more specific
126. pace gt lt Rotation gt lt Contents gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used All objects to NCS C HYDR CTCH LABL layer Para parallel to Flow Segment and Perp perpendicular may be used as well as Rotation values to clarify label rotation Numeric Rotation values indicate View Oriented labels Anchor Codes Flow Segment Labels are attached to the Feature Label Anchor a Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object L Label Left of the Segment R Label Right of the Segment On Label On the Segment Stack Label is View Oriented and include stacked Flow Segment data values 10 18 Pipe Networks aii Pipe Network 4 Parts Lists Interference Styles Commands Parts Lists Supplied are example parts lists based on the default Pipe and Structure libraries that ship with Civil 3D No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples beyond the essential basics Naming Rule lt System gt lt space gt lt Contents gt The following System codes were used and are additionally employed by other network features System Code SD Storm drainage systems System Code SS Sanitary sewer systems System Code WR Water systems Interference Styles Used as an error checking tool to display interferences between parts in pipe networks Supplied are basic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples All components
127. port added in 2014 Used to display and control pipe in Pressure Pipe Network models and their included geometry Supplied are basic examples and prototype styles In depth support for all common NCS utilities Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Lines gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Typical Pipe and Pressure Pipe Network system type names are used Linear objects to NCS C or V lt short system Name gt layers Area hatches to NCS PATT layers Area hatches are typically not displayed Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Pressure Pipe Label Styles New for 2013 Used to annotate Pressure Pipe features in Plan and Profile Sections are not supported in 2013 Supplied are basic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples Existing Conditions All use Existing textstyle and to V lt short system name gt layer Proposed Conditions All use Proposed textstyle and to NCS C lt short system name gt LABL layers Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Anchor Code gt lt space gt lt Rotation gt lt Contents gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Para parallel to Pipe and Perp perpendicular to Pipe may be used to clarify label rotation Anchor Codes Pipe Labels are attached to the Feature Label Anchor or the Feature Dimensio
128. portions of the Naming Rule are employed Often only the simple displayed Results of the processing applied are used in the Name Naming Rule lt Classification gt lt Range Method gt lt Range Detail gt lt Content Specifics gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Point Cloud Property Classification tab may be used Often Range Method and Range Details may be used The Significant Point Cloud Display properties are used for Content Specifics hence a color result is common MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 10 4 Surfaces A Surface Surface Styles Label Styles Contour Slope Spot Elevation Watershed amp Table Styles Direction amp Elevation amp Slope amp Slope Arrow Contour amp Watershed User Defined Contour Commands Surface Styles Used to display and control the substantial number of properties of surface models Surface Styles contain built in Analysis display capabilities that can significantly speed up surface quality control and communication via different presentations Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Contents gt lt Content Detail gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Surface Property tab names are used for Contents Significant surface properties are used for Content Detail Surface styles employ ByLa
129. posed textstyle and to NCS C lt short system name gt LABL layers Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt System gt lt Anchor Code gt lt space gt lt optional Rotation gt lt Contents gt Typical An Ex Pr NEW a NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Para parallel to Structure and Perp perpendicular to Structure may be used to clarify label rotation Typical Pipe Network System Codes are used Typical Content for Structure features are used Anchor Codes Structure Labels are attached to the Feature Label Anchor or the Feature Dimension Anchor a Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object aL or aR Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object These labels typically align themselves automatically with the pipe run Rotation is locked to the structure rotation and the Dragged state is As Composed so the label typically will stay parallel to the pipe run even when dragged Left and Rights are therefore needed to resolve dragged state leader issues based on the rotation of the structures X Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point xBup Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Bottom going up This is typically used for Existing conditions Ex Proposed conditions may also employ the code for Structure labels MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 59 2009 15
130. r a single formatted stack in one component within the label style There are multiple groups of Alignment Label Styles that provide the ability to annotate an alignment in depth based on the model properties of the Feature Component Content for Arrows Marks and Crowsfeet A an Arrow M a symbol Mark at segment start and end C aCrowsfoot at at segment start and end Alignment Station Group A collection of Alignment Labels Styles all connected to the station locations of the alignment These are referred to as Group labels Alignment Major Station Label Styles Type Code A Used to label the Major Station increment along the station Increment value can be adjusted by both changing Alignment Labels properties and or applying a Station Equation at a station Alignment Minor Station Label Styles Type Code A Used to label the Minor Station increments along the station Increment value can be adjusted by both changing Alignment Labels properties and or applying a Station Equation at a station Solution Standards Page 38 Alignment Geometry Point Label Styles Code AH Used to label geometry location points on the Alignment itself Alignment Profile Geometry Point Label Styles Type Code AP Used to label geometry locations from a connected Profile Alignment Station Equation Label Styles Type Code AQ Used to label on the alignment Station Equation values Alignment Design Speed Label Styles Type Code AS Us
131. r as a delimiter e g DesctElev would mean the description and the elevation are shown as one line of text Top of Bank 110 00 o Label that include multiple lines use the lower case o character and lt spaces gt as a delimiter e g Desc o Elev would mean the description and the elevation are shown stacked on top of one another as Top of Bank 110 00 Common Label Style Anchor Codes Where a Profile or a Section label is attached makes a big difference in the label s behavior Anchor or Label Location The terms Anchor or Label Location are used in Plan Profile and Section Views to mean a point directly on the displayed feature itself Attaching to the Feature s Anchor or Label Locations itself is useful when you want labels either perpendicular Perp or parallel Para to the Feature itself Anchor Extension The term Extension is used in Profile and Section labels to refer to label locations offset from the labeled feature The offset location is typically best controlled by a Set Dimension The term Dimension is used in Pipe Network features to refer to label location offset from the labeled feature The offset location only appears in Profile and Section Views and is controlled manually often with the AutoCAD Property box Attaching to Anchor Extensions or the Dimension anchors is easiest to deal with most of the time and allow you to space complex sets of values from the Exte
132. r subtracting 100 for these problematic ACI numbers Shades of Color works with our supplied system management tools 2 5 4 Layer Standards Spreadsheet A Layer Standards spreadsheet is supplied with InstantOn and Jump Kit products that allows rapid customization of the Layer properties 2 5 5 Color is a Matter of Choice We employ named plot style STB methodology instead of the older color based CTB Therefore you can assign layer property color to ANY Shade of color you prefer without changing the final output which is determined by Plotstyle see the Last Digit Rule Layer or Object Color does not matter Why STB STB is functionally easier to employ to produce consistent output in Civil 3D We recognize that many firms Solution Standards Page 8 employ the traditional CTB plotting method However CTB practically is more difficult and more expensive in man hours to employ than the STB method Layer properties are not as important in the dynamic Model and Style centric structure of Civil 3D 2 5 6 Basic AutoCAD Colors By intent none of the first ACAD 9 colors are employed in any layer in the template s There are simply too many different usages in place for these colors to be the basis of a generalized standard The Tri Services standard part of the NCS color plotting convention are used to assign colors and lineweight to layers The NCS standard employs the last color number digit method to assign final plot
133. r the end user The naming convention therefore GROUPS types of named styles together based on the default Toolspace sorting e The Toolspace employs a common sort based on UNICODE character sets e Special characters precede numbers that precede alpha characters in the default sort 9 6 Style Name Conventions Annotative An Styles for Features that are used to display in a complex feature in avery simple form employ the An prefix The An naming prefix is used only occasionally as an example Existing Conditions Ex Styles for most Features and their related Label Styles employ the Ex prefix when the style is used to annotate survey and or existing conditions Existing conditions Label Styles use the Existing textstyle by default Solution Standards Page 24 Proposed Conditions Pr Styles for most Features and their related Label Styles employ the Pr prefix when the style is used to annotate design Proposed design Label Styles use the Proposed textstyle by default Quality Assurance Qa Styles for Features that are used typically for quality assurance and or assessment employ the Qa prefix The Qa prefix is used mostly to group Surface Feature Styles These styles may also often be used for presentation purposes Label Rotation HHH In Label Styles numbers representing the default rotation of the label relative to the current View are used to organize the Label Styles in lower levels in the Tool
134. re drawn in Plan and Section display representations b If you employ a Subassembly previously not used in the template you may have to create a new Code Style to define how the parts are displayed or edit an existing Code Set Style You can IMPORT Code Names from any Assembly in the current drawing as a starting point You can Edit the supplied Code Set Styles to change how the parts are connected and displayed by named Style reference Supplied Code Sets Styles are built around typical roadway Subassembly Point Codes The Help file for every supplied Subassembly contains the details of the Point Codes used and their location at the bottom of the help page Naming Rule lt Optional Type gt Description Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Code Set Types are used to help tell the difference between Code Sets used for typical Plan or Section representations and typically differ by the Shape Styles applied All Codes and All Codes JS code sets are supplied that include all point codes from subassemblies in the supported software versions Note that the Tool Palette tools for Assemblies reference drawings in an All Users folder called Assemblies Pin Used for Code Sets with shape fills for Plan views of corridors Use with Invisible corridor style Sec Used for Code Set of Section views of corridor Assemblies and the labeling in Section views VE Used for Code Set of Section views
135. re excellent examples of this Between Alignments Profiles Assemblies and their two View Features Civil 3D has lots of potential label styles grouped with very similar group or Type names in the Toolspace Settings tab like Major Minor Line Curve Etc 9 3 1 Label Style Defaults LSD Label Style Defaults from the drawing level down throughout the hierarchy are the best way to control text size and other key Label Style properties The Label Style is all Production Solution products conform to this model and method for standardizing properties 9 3 2 Parent and Child Styles The Style naming convention differentiates key parent Label Styles to help you maintain Label Styles that upgrade well and without structural issues from release to release Do not add new components to child Styles Add the new components at the parent level and make the component invisible where necessary in children 9 3 3 Label Styles have built in Geometry Label Styles have a user controllable geometric structure to them The components are attached to either a Feature s specific Anchor points or the Anchor points of other components Maintaining a clean a stable geometric pattern and method for these varied attachments in critical to stable Label Styles Do not restructure child Styles if you want to rearrange the components in the Label Style Modify the parent Style or Copy and create a new parent to do this 9 4 The Label Set Power In C
136. reates a duplicate at a lower level a child style NOPLOT Special Feature and Label Styles NOPLOT Styles for Features that are used to display but do not produce any output when plotted are employed throughout the template s the plus character is typically used to arrange or group NOPLOT Styles with other special styles a NOPLOT may be achieved by different methods for Feature Styles The default method employed Forced routing of a Feature Component to a NPLT in the Display tab A forced Plotstyle property of a Feature Component to Invisible in the Display tab A combination of both methods b NOPLOT for Label Styles uses a similar method The default method employed Forced routing of the Label to a NPLT layer in the General tab of the Label Style NOPLOT Label Sets NOPLOT Label Sets are typically included for Features that employ Label Sets NOPLOT Label Sets can be used to perform quality assurance checks and examine civil engineering model data express in many features in detail NOLABELS Special Label Sets NOLABELS Label Sets for Features that use this name or prefix may be used to remove the current list of labels and associated values from a Feature the plus character is typically used to arrange or group NO LABELS Sets with other special Set or Styles 9 6 1 General Label Style Rules Label Style Component Contents Separators Labels that are in a single line use the plus characte
137. riately MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 43 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Superimposed Profiles in Profile Views Notes a You must create a separate Profile View to superimpose a profile into another Profile View The Profile labels can be copied over or created independently after the fact b A superimposed profile is not necessarily dependent on the original Profile View container Therefore you can optionally delete the originating Profile View if you plan to make no changes in the superimposed profile Existing ground roadway offsets would be a typical example Profile View Label Styles Used to label specific locations in the Profile View with the Civil 3D Labeling tool and may include optional Markers Therefore the styles below do not include built in symbol blocks The Profile View Labels locations are not covered by grouped Profile labels that are generated specific to each Profile displayed in a Profile View These labels create label values ONLY based on the Profile View specifics Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Profile View Label Type Code gt lt Anchor Code gt lt space gt lt Contents gt lt Optional Dim Suffix gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Dim suffix denotes labels styles that appear dimension like The Profile View Label Type Codes are listed with the Profile Label Styles below Anchor Codes All
138. s easier Existing or Proposed conditions do NOT matter for Profile View Styles specifically By default all Profile View components are routed to the same collection of NCS Design Road Profile layers C ROAD PROF in all the supplied Styles except NOPLOT versions Profile View Styles and Section View Styles share a specific View naming convention Naming Rule lt Grid Type gt lt optional Grid specifics gt lt Annotation Location gt lt View Specifics gt lt S plit s gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used All objects to various NCS C ROAD PROF layers Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components In 2009 Minor station Axis labels are typically produced only with the digits to the right of the station mark Some styles may employ full station annotation MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc x in View Specifics The default is 10x if it is not specified in the name Vertical Exaggeration is used in naming convention A 4x Profile View style in a 1 40 scale drawing will produce a with a 1 10 vertical scale profile The typical range of scales supplied is 1x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7 5x and the default 10x Not all scales are supplied for all versions Grid Types Clip The grids in clipped to profiles in the View There are basically two possible methods HV the clipping is controlled by the Clip to Highest property of the Profile Vi
139. s in 2 0 35mm Medium or Medium Screened Ends in 3 0 35mm Medium or Medium Screened Ends in 4 0 50mm Bold or Bold Screened 2 5 8 NCS 4 0 5 0 Plotting Guideline Changes All color conditions were specifically removed from the NCS in the 4 0 versions An optional block of specific colors was set aside for screening 2 6 Linetypes A minimum number of basic AutoCAD linetypes are employed in the product templates There is a lot of organizational and jurisdiction preference in regards to linetype For the Production Solution itself we intentionally chose a leave it alone linetype strategy This allows you to load your own custom linetypes and apply them to Layers as you see fit o Most of the layers are set to the AutoCAD default Continuous linetype o The Civil 3D feature and label styles in the template intended for final output all use a ByLayer convention Therefore modifying the linetype properties of the output layer will change all the related feature style output o A few layers are set to other typical and long employed AutoCAD linetypes merely to differentiate linework where it was deemed necessary as an example and clarification o A few Civil 3D styles employ linetypes forced for specific Feature Components You can find these in the Display tab of the Feature Style o Forced Component linetypes are documented in the template s in the Description field on the Information tab of the Style
140. s that provide the ability to annotate a Section in depth based on the model properties of the Feature Section Offset Group A collection of Section Labels Styles all connected to the offset locations of the profile These are referred to as Group labels Labels in the Offset Group were constructed with Pr Proposed labels Top Down and to the left and showing above the profile Ex Existing labels Bottom Up and to the right and showing below the profile Section Major Offset Label Styles Type Code MO Used to label Sections at Major Offsets from the centerline of the Section Section Minor Offset Label Styles Type Code NO Used to label Sections at Minor Offsets from the centerline of the Section Section Grade Break Label Styles Type Code SB Used to label Sections at Grade Break locations on the Section Line MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 47 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Weeding is typically applied to these labels Section Segment Label Styles Type Code SS Used to label individual segments of the Section line with grade or slope information Weeding is typically applied to these labels Section Corridor Points Label Styles Type Code SC Used to optionally label CODE SET STYLE point locations on Assemblies in Section Views with corridor supplied data Must be added to a Section View s Label Set The Point option for the CORRIDORSECTIONLABELCON command must be used a
141. similar to Parcel Curve labels A Tag label style is supplied Alignment Spiral Label Styles Type Code AS Used to label Spirals in the Alignment geometry Labels behave and are named similar to Parcel Curve labels A Tag label style is supplied Alignment Tangent Intersection Label Styles Type Code Al Used to label Tangent Intersections in the Alignment geometry Labels behave and are named similar to Station Offset labels Alignment Point of Intersection Label Styles Type Code AP Used to label Point of Intersection in the Alignment geometry Labels behave and are named similar to Station Offset labels Alignment Table Styles Used to annotate alignment data in a tabular form 4 Types of Alignment Table Labels Styles All use typical Segment data from the alignment geometry for Contents used in the naming convention All use typical separators Line Curve Spiral Segment Includes Line Curve Spiral and Segment data MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 10 8 Profiles Profile Profile Styles Design Checks gt Design Check Sets Line Curve Label Styles Label Sets amp Station Major Station Minor Station Horizontal Geometry Point amp Grade Breaks 4 amp Line Curve amp Commands Profile Styles All Profile Styles are applied and generate labels ONLY in Profile Views Used to display Profile geometry in Profile Views
142. sis for constructing custom templates Multiple working Model templates a Simple and more complex sets of Civil 3D styles o Simple and more complex Design templates o Simple and more complex Survey templates o A Resources template that exists as a backup of the complex Design template The templates intentionally contain the same layers with different layer properties and the similar sets of Simple and more in depth feature and label styles 3 5 2 Complementary Layer State files A collection of Design and Survey Layer State files are supplied so that you can manage the layer properties of the templates as necessary Both black and white background compatable versions of the Layer State files are supplied Layer Standards files included Layer State collections The Design and Survey templates were set up this way so you can do an entire small project in just one drawing o This is NOT the best way to use Civil 3D in production but most firms have the need from time to time You will NOT need all the styles and all the layers in both templates You will need to set Feature and Command setting defaults in your production templates MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 3 5 3 Make a Backup Copy of All the Templates e Weare human and we will mess things up Before you change it back it up 3 5 4 Delete Styles in Production T
143. space tree Most rotational label styles have a View Orientation not an Object Orientation INVISIBLE Special Feature and Label Styles INVISIBLE Styles for Features that are used to turn OFF the displayed Feature or Label Style the plus character is typically used to arrange or group INVISIBLE Styles with other special styles a INVISIBLE may be achieved by an easy methods for all Feature Styles The default method employed A forced OFF of the visibility property for ALL Feature Components in the Display tab b INVISIBLE for Label Styles uses a similar method The default method employed A forced OFF of the visibility property in the General tab of the Label Style All Label Style Components could also have their individual visibility property turned OFF as an alternate and more difficult solution to maintain MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc NEW Special Feature and Label Styles NEW The template s include many named NEW Sets Feature Styles and Label Styles the plus character is typically used to arrange or group NEW Sets and Styles with other special Sets and Styles in the Toolspace Typically NEW styles always contain a DEFAULT set of properties as a start point a NEW styles exist as a base Style that users may employ to create Copies or New instances of the Style Copy creates a duplicate of the Style at the current level a new parent style New c
144. sssssssssesesnssssssesseee 45 18 3 Block Graphic AssessMent ssssseeseeeieen 72 10 12 Sample Limes ssssececesesssssessesssssssssssssssseseeeeeeee 46 18 3 1 Common Block Name Coding 72 10 13 SeCtIONS ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesessesssssiseen 46 18 4 A Process of Continuous Improvement 74 10 14 Section ViCWS ssssssssssessssssssseseseessessssstsseeeseseeee 48 19 What s New Summaries 74 10 15 Mass Haul LineS cccsecssecestsecseccseeeeeneeeees 51 10 16 Mass Haul Views cccsecsscssrsecsteceseeeeeeeeees 51 10 17 CatchMent cccesccsssecssecsseeecseceseeecseeeees 52 Morecompeteny incss i i s i lt za SO Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 3 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 1 Overview 1 1 The Complete Template Solution The supplied Production Solution products are a collections of one or more templates o Working or Model Drawing Templates o Both simple and more complex style collections may be supplied o Styles and Sets for proposed and existing conditions are supplied within the template s o Two Sheet Templates that supports both the Plan Production Tool in Civil 3D and implementation of the AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager o An Integrated Sheet Set Template for the Sheet Set Manager that includes a Uniform Drawing Standard UDS based storage structure o An integrated Civil 3D Project Template also based on the UDS recommendations that can
145. t You should then set the Feature and Command Defaults in your production templates 12 Tool Palette s 12 1 Assemblies A single Tool Palette is supplied with modified The Assemblies employ STB based drawings to eliminate introduction of the CTB default plotstyle All the supplied Assemblies and Assembly Sets employ the Standard Code Set Style Therefore the Subassemblies will inherit the Code Set Style assigned to the containing Assembly OR if inserted without attachment will have the Standard Code Set Style The referenced Assemblies were constructed using only Standard Civil 3D Assembly and Code Set Styles Therefore inserting any supplied Subassembly or Assembly Set with NOT introduce new Styles or Label Styles to any drawing 12 2 Material Styles Stock Materials are employed and reference have been kept to minimum in all Styles included Solution Standards Page 64 12 3 Drawing Symbols and MV Blocks The drawing symbols blocks supplied are modified versions of typical Land Desktop and Civil 3D blocks All blocks have been modified to reduce the number of textstyles employed in their construction to two textstyles This removes unnecessary old textstyles from all the templates Therefore you can change the font definitions of the default Proposed and Existing textstyles and change the look of the annotation for all the templates all the drawings in a project or an individual drawing as nee
146. t some Label Styles below Parents have overrides applied at a lower level These are easy to identify based on their typical Pr and Ex naming convention prefixes see below about Condition based naming conventions 2 10 2 Load and or Edit Textstyles You may want to Load and reference your own font files Take some care to employ fonts that map approximately to the standardized Windows True Type fonts we employ The NCS recommends you employ Windows arial True Type fonts or an equivalent font o Editing the fonts employed within the default textstyles will change the display text down to the Symbol level In other words changing the font applied to the Proposed or Existing textstyles to Roman versions of these fonts will update all the structured references with a drawing or template o You can assign new textstyles via Label Style Defaults at various levels within most Features 2 11 Blocks 2 11 1 Model Templates The template s contain a library of typical civil engineering symbols o The base Symbol Set A standardized set of blocks based on typical Land Desktop symbol libraries is integrated into the supplied Civil 3D Point Feature Styles Marker Styles and other Feature and Label Styles where appropriate o Additional Symbol Sets may be available for purchase or may be supplied based on the Production Solution product you have Solution Standards Page 11 o A standardized block naming convention based on an NCS
147. table for medium traffic ratings where applicable Assemblies also conform to SmartCode 9 specification and conventions SmartCode conformance is documented in the Descriptions of the Assemblies MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc AASHTO Name Names used are based on the AASHTO Green Book generic names e g Collector Local Section Purpose Type Generic names are used to describe the usage of the assembly in the Intersection Assembly Sets 2010 Intersection Assembly Set may contain o Full Sections used for complete centerline cross sections o Half Sections used for half centerline cross sections o Part Sections used for both travel lanes and one side cross sections o _TPart Sections used for centerline single lane when a partial T intersection is desired o Tru Sections used for centerline both travel lanes Optional Codes Descriptive code are used to clarify composition of the cross section and or daylight direction Assembly Sets An external XML file used to collect assemblies for Intersection Features The additional Sets employ the Assemblies list above in various combinations Naming Rule lt Release gt lt Speed gt lt AASHTO Name gt lt Speed gt lt AASHTO Name gt lt Optional Code gt AASHTO Name Names used are based on the AASHTO Green Book generic names e g Collector Local Speed Based on basic
148. ted line weight to all colors except the first single digit colors You can change any layer color properties to suit your preferences but still produce consistent output using the STB method and the supplied STB support files o Monochrome and Color Plotstyle support files are supplied and support screening o Layer States are included in the templates and external versions are also provided to help you maintain and track changes 2 5 7 Tri Services Plotting Guidelines The template layers employ the US Department of Defense DOD or Tri Services Plotting guidelines color property to line weight conventions and guidelines as mentioned above These conventions conform to the NCS 4 0 5 0 version with minor variations o The use of the first 9 basic AutoCAD colors was intentionally avoided in the construction of the template o Anumber of Civil 3D Features Styles may employ colors forced for specific Feature Components You can find these in the Display tab of the Feature Style o Forced Component Colors are documented in the template s in the Description field on the Information tab of the Style The following table expresses the color numbering to named plot style employed in the templates Basic Color Number to Pen Weight to Plotstyle Pen Weight Plotstyle Ends in O 0 18mm Fine or Fine Screened MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Ends in 1 0 20mm Thin or Thin Screened End
149. tency Text Style arial Previously used for Proposed Description Font Plotted oarial Previously Arial with used for 11 oblique Existing verdana Previously Not Used Used for Table Styles 5 Hatch Patterns Only the hatch patterns supplied in the typical AutoCAD Civil 3D install are employed o Symbol Sets that are often supplied with Production Solution products may contain additional and specialized hatch patterns o Be careful not to inadvertently introduce new unwanted or unreferenced hatch patterns into your production templates MoreCompetency Inc Solution Standards Page 17 www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc 6 Layers There are a significant number of unused and or unreferenced Layers in the templates Instead of supplying lots of templates with lots of different collections of Layers a single set of Layers is employed in all the Working templates 6 1 1 Delete unwanted Layers You should remove unnecessary layers from you production templates Many of the unreferenced layers in the templates are referenced in the supplied Description Key Sets 6 1 2 Renaming Layers You may rename the Layers in the templates with Layer rename script files Do this with the Styles and Label Styles in place in the template as this will update the referenced Layers in the Styles at the same time 6 1 3 Layer State External Files External Layer State files are supplied to change drawings from Propos
150. th different Profile geometry For example Two different types of Vertical Curve in a Profile Station Control of the Group controls the display Profile Group Labels for Tangents and Vertical Curve may cross between different Profile Views Dim type labels with centered data display key Tangent and Curve data in multiple and split Profile Views Profile Label Styles All Profile Label Styles are applied and generate labels ONLY in Profile Views Updated name convention in 2012 Used to label individually or by Group the various geometry parts and or referenced geometry to a Profile Feature Major Station Annotative Label Styles A variety of Major Station Label Styles are supplied that employ NCS like naming conventions for Utilities Existing Conditions Labels are designed to display BELOW the Profile typically bottom up from Anchor Extensions All use Existing textstyle All display to the right in single line labels Proposed Conditions Labels are designed to display ABOVE the Profile typically top down from Anchor Extensions All use Proposed textstyle All display to the left in single line labels Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Profile Label Type Code gt lt Anchor Code gt lt optional connection point gt lt space gt lt optional Symbol Code gt lt Contents gt lt Dim Suffix gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Dim or D suffix is used for l
151. tion in 2012 Used to label Profile geometry location points on the Profile Uses Profile Labels naming conventions Profile Grade Breaks Label Styles Type Code PG Updated name convention in 2012 Used to label Profile grade break points on the Profile Grade Breaks typically requiring Weeding for existing surface Profiles Uses Profile Labels naming conventions Solution Standards www cadpilot com Page 41 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc MoreCompetency Inc Profile Line Label Styles Type Code PL Updated name convention in 2012 Used to label Profile geometry location points on the Profile Uses Profile Labels naming conventions Styles may include optional invisible components Profile Curve Label Styles Type Code PC Updated name convention in 2012 Used to label Profile geometry location points on the Profile vertical curves 2012 eliminated nested Parent styles previously supplied Styles may include optional invisible components Labels include many curve Anchor data and Anchor Dimension attachment points 2012 All potential attachment points are not necessarily employed because not all available Anchor points currently produce labels in all geometric circumstances K values are typically rounded to whole numbers Other vertical curve data rounded to common double digit precision values Uses Profile Labels naming conventions Crest and Sag labels include basic vertical curve data and may be employed
152. ts gt Typical An Ex Pr NEW a NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Para parallel to Structure and Perp perpendicular to Structure may be used to clarify label rotation Typical Pipe Network System Codes are used Typical Content for Structure features are used Anchor Codes Structure Labels are attached to the Feature Label Anchor or the Feature Dimension Anchor a Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object aL or aR Label is attached to the Anchor point on the Object These labels typically align themselves automatically with the pipe run Rotation is locked to the structure rotation and the Dragged state is As Composed so the label typically will stay parallel to the pipe run even when dragged Left and Rights are therefore needed to resolve dragged state leader issues based on the rotation of the structures x Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point xBup Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Bottom going up This is typically used for Existing conditions Ex Proposed conditions may also employ the code for Structure labels xTtd Label is designed to be attached to the Structure Dimension Anchor point at Profile or Section View Top going down This is typically used for Proposed conditions Pr Existing conditions may also employ the code for Structure labels Label Style Compon
153. ture Sample Lines within the Sample Line Group collect together all the potentially sampled data and control the geometry of the sampling itself for all potential cross section data and annotation displayed in Section Views By default all supplied Sample Line Label Styles are Proposed Sample Line Notes Sample Lines are collected into named Sample Line Groups Sample Lines are placed relative to a defined alignment Therefore to generate Site type sections you must use a simple alignment to control the creation of the Sample Line Group and the sectional data Typically you should edit the Sample Line Group s properties and not the properties of an individual Sample Line instance in the drawing For example to add more data sources to sample you must edit the Sample Line Group Sample Lines can use multiple of data sources a Multiple surfaces including internal Corridor and Grading Group surfaces b Multiple Assemblies c Multiple Material lists d Pipe Networks Sample Line Groups also connect together the collection of sampled data to the Section Views themselves Naming Rule lt Road or Site gt lt Sample Line Purpose gt Typical INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used By default all Sample Line Features are on NCS Design C layers Road to C ROAD layers Site to C TOPO layers Sample Line Label Styles Used to label and add symbol graphics to Sample Line Features Naming Rule lt Road
154. u choose The default location should be your local computer It is possible to relocate the project to any network location or to Autodesk Vault server See the product Installation Instructions for the specific details needed to accomplish this 1 3 Easy to Customize The collection of templates is designed from the ground up to be easily customized and to help you maintain your customization from release to release of Civil 3D Even the Trial download product is both a template Management solution and a basic Civil 3D User solution Every product collection s templates include common Feature and Label Styles Typically they contain more than most organizations will employ in production templates The Style collections are designed to be thinned down to produce a set of typical production templates for Civil 3D The Production Solution product collections are designed to provide you with a stable and in depth collection of standardized Feature Styles to use and or modify The TRIAL collection is designed to provide you with a better place to start in Civil 3D and therefore significantly reduce the time and energy required to implement and maintain Civil 3D within your organization You should perform customizations and perform production work in products that you pay for only The previous Free downloads include minor but intentional errors and omissions Paid products InstantOn products and The Jump Kit include
155. ue Type font There are multiple AutoCAD textstyles supplied in the template Most are supplied as examples and are NOT used in the Styles supplied o Both regular and annotative textstyles are supplied but no annotative textstyles are used within the feature labels styles in the current release o Allthe labels styles employ traditional non annotative textstyles by default o Additional existing named textstyles employed in typical Autodesk supplied block libraries and other resources are supplied in the templates All the supplied textstyles are modified to employ the arial Windows True Type font 2 10 1 Default Proposed and Existing Textstyles o The default textstyle for all proposed and design conditions is named Proposed This textstyle employs the arial Windows True Type font with a O degree oblique angle Previous versions of the platform employed the textstyle named arial o The default textstyle for all existing conditions is named Existing MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc This textstyle employs the arial Windows True Type font with a 11 degree oblique angle Release 5 product employed a arial italic Earler versions of the platform employed the textstyle named oarial o Changing the Label Style Defaults textstyle at the root Drawing Setting and or Feature level will convert most label styles below that level to use any textstyle you choose o Note tha
156. und in the Multipurpose Style at the top of the Toolspace used in Grading Styles Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Grading Task Name gt lt Slope Pattern gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Slope Pattern Styles pattern types are used in the naming convention for Grading Styles Fixed References a Fixed Length Slope Pattern Style Scheme References a Scheme Slope Pattern Style None l References no Slope Pattern Style Solution Standards Page 36 Typical descriptive grading task Names are used Linear objects typically to NCS C or V TOPO GRAD layers Slope Patterns to NCS CUT or FILL layers The Center Marker Component plotstyle property in all styles is forced to Invisible Ink so the Markers do not plot Styles typically employ ByLayer properties for all Components Grading Criteria Sets Used to control the defaults of Grading criteria applied to Feature Lines when creating a Grading within a Grading Group You should take ownership of rename all the included styles to simplify layer updates You cannot Overwrite named Grading Criteria Tools that are in use in a drawing Naming Rule lt Locked or Unlocked gt lt Grading Task Name gt Both Locked cannot be changed and Unlocked can be changed during creation Grading criteria are supplied 3 example Grading Criteria Sets are supplied Lot Grading A mix of typical lot grading tools used in building pad and
157. urce for every computer that employs the template s 2 8 1 Reasons to use STB There are a host of good reasons to make the change from CTB to STB when you move to Civil 3D Civil 3D features contain multiple components which can automatically go to multiple layers based on the current AutoCAD view direction of the feature This is called a Display Representation Civil 3D will typically use more layers than LDT and other traditional ACAD based applications but users should spend significantly less time in the Layer Manager Styles control how things look in Civil 3D NOT layer properties The STB approach allows you to use color any way you like visually on the screen but still produce consistent plotted output Users have less to worry about and to get all the details right at project crunch time plot time o Both monochromatic and color based versions of the STB files o A Colors Layer State file is supplied to aid the editing and maintenance of your Layer Colors o Recognize that you can employ one or more modified color based STB files not supplied to create quality control and other specialized output Coupled dwf plots from color STBs can make checking and redlining processes much faster o Itis possible to convert the STB templates to CTB versions using built in tools in Civil 3D This is not recommended but possible with minor effort 2 9 Hatches and Fills Only basic hatch patterns included with Civil 3D
158. ve Alignment Styles MoreCompetency Inc www cadpilot com 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc A variety of Alignment Styles are supplied that employ NCS like naming conventions for Utilities common Site features Property boundaries easements etc Alignment Design Checks Design Check Sets Used to collect combinations of Line Curve Spiral and Tangent Intersection Design Check Rules Supplied are basic examples No attempt was made to provide an in depth set of examples Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Details gt Line Line Design Check Rules Curve Curve Design Check Rules Spiral Spiral Design Check Rules Tangent Intersection Tangent Intersection Design Check Rules Alignment Label Sets Used to collect multiple Alignment Feature labels and often use label property values together by name Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt optional Rotation gt lt space gt lt Contents gt lt Details gt Typical An Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used NOLABELS Set in supplied to speed label removal Para parallel to Alignment and Perp perpendicular to Alignment are used to clarify label location and reference Example Label Sets may be named outside the convention Alignment Label Styles Used to label individually or by Group the various geometry parts and or referenced geometry to an Alignment Feature Alignment Label Styles may reference model properties
159. y Inc P 28 www cadpilot com age 2009 15 MoreCompetency Inc Shape Label Styles Type Code GS Used to create Shape Labels for Shapes that appear in Section Views Naming Rule lt Type Code gt lt Rotation or In Out gt lt Contents gt Typical NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions are used Styles using In or Out employ expressions that reference drawing scale to arrange labels 2012 these may be parameter expression driven one or more expressions supply scaled arrangement values to all the labels Typical Content for Shapes are used Code Set Styles Code Set Styles are collections of named Style references They contain Link Point Shape and Feature Line named references used by all Corridors Code Set Styles are employed four ways Assemblies and Subassemblies in Plan View and Edit Section Command Section Views Plan View of Corridors Styles referenced in a Code Set Style Links Link Style Link Label Style Render Material Material Area Fill Shape Style Points Marker Style Marker Label Style Feature Line Style Shape Shape Style Shape Label Style Descriptions can be edited for each entry in the Code Set Style Descriptions can help you remember and discover what Point Codes do in the corridor Descriptions in the Code Set Style may be referenced and used in labels for annotation and for QA a Code Set Styles are the central connector between Subassembly code and how the various parts of a Corridor a
160. yer properties except where component properties are controlled by reference in the various Analysis forms Surface Label Styles Used to annotate surface models 4 Surface Label Style types are available Surface Contour Label Styles Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Optional Varied Type gt lt Group gt lt Detail gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used None Box Circle Oval type names are used to clarify bounding shapes used in the Label Style Major and Minor group names are used to clarify text height differences Details typically deal with Label Style layer properties the layer the labels are displayed on Surface Slope Label Styles Used to label the Grade or Slope between two selected points on the surface model Point location selection can be critical to the displayed value Use a Surface Style with Triangles displayed can often be helpful in fine tuning point locations Naming Rule lt Condition gt lt Optional Format gt lt Contents gt Typical Ex Pr Qa INVISIBLE NEW and NOPLOT prefix conventions may be used Multiple Formats are used Above and Below are relative to the selected Start and End points AL Above the Direction Arrow BL Below the Direction Arrow IL In the middle of the Direction Arrow and parallel EL At the end point of the Direction Arrow Perpendicular SL At the start point of the Direction

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